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Description
OpenStreetMap exports provide cultural and historic places for Malawi, including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. Data is contributed by volunteers, and completeness is noted to be higher in urban areas than remote regions. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.
Use Cases
Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and theatres based on the `tourism` tag.
Identify places of worship and monuments for cultural mapping based on the `amenity` tag.
Strengths
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
Covers multiple cultural place types: museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags: `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, `heritage`.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 20:56:52.094022; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Malawi
License is ODbL-1.0. The description advises cross-checking critical decisions with local field knowledge due to variable completeness.