OpenStreetMap Points of Interest for Malta

OpenStreetMap exports for Malta contain points of interest tagged via `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made` keys. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. It includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks.

Use Cases

• Create tourism maps based on landmarks and attractions tagged via `tourism`.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on public-facing amenities tagged via `amenity`.
• Enrich basemaps for navigation apps using shop and landmark locations tagged via `shop` and `man_made`.
• Conduct regional accessibility studies using the spatial distribution of points of interest.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Points of interest are categorized using established OpenStreetMap tagging schemas (`amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, `man_made`).
• The dataset is published under the open ODbL-1.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• 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 18:59:08.539184

Geography

Malta