Madagascar Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

Points of interest across Madagascar sourced from OpenStreetMap. The data includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via OSM keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Create reference basemaps based on OSM-derived POI locations.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on amenity and shop tags.
• Identify tourist attractions and landmarks for travel applications.
• Conduct regional analysis of public infrastructure availability.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, and GEOJSON.
• Points are categorized using established OSM tagging schemas for amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made features.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:37:58.433812

Geography

Madagascar