Malawi Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap, 2026 Export

Points of interest from OpenStreetMap include public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The data is built by volunteers and its completeness varies by region, with urban areas usually well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Create reference maps for urban analysis based on tagged amenities.
• Analyze the distribution of public services and shops across regions.
• Enrich basemaps with tourist attractions and landmarks.
• Support general POI reference for navigation and local search applications.

Strengths

• Covers multiple POI categories including amenities, shops, tourism, and man-made features.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated 2026-05-14, indicating recent data collection.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:56:45.611362

Geography

Malawi