Cultural and Historic Places in Laos from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Laos includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness of mapping varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities for regional planning based on `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
• Create cultural tourism guides and maps based on categorized points of interest.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural feature types including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:19:11.553312; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Laos