Education Facilities in Mali from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Mali include schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map school access and coverage gaps based on facility locations.
• Plan education infrastructure and resource allocation based on existing facility distribution.
• Cross-reference OSM data with local field knowledge for validation and planning.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Covers multiple education facility types: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).

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 18:52:30.358040; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mali