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Description
OpenStreetMap exports for Lesotho include hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely better mapped than remote ones.
Use Cases
Analyze healthcare service access based on facility types and locations.
Plan emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility density against population data.
Strengths
Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Data is provided under the open ODbL-1.0 license.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Data completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 17:49:37.034003; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Lesotho
Users must cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge due to potential mapping gaps.