Financial Services in Lesotho from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide geospatial data on financial services in Lesotho. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. It includes points of interest tagged with the `amenity` key, such as banks, ATMs, and money transfer agents.

Use Cases

• Map financial service accessibility based on amenity types like banks and ATMs.
• Plan cash distribution networks for humanitarian aid using locations of money transfer agents.
• Analyze economic activity density based on the concentration of financial service points.
• Cross-reference financial infrastructure with other geospatial data for urban planning.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, allowing for community updates and corrections.
• Specifically focuses on financial services, a defined subset of OSM's `amenity` data.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are likely better mapped than remote areas.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:50:14.254508; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lesotho