Populated Places and Settlements in Martinique from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Martinique includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is built by volunteers, with completeness varying by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while remote areas may be incomplete. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Mapping settlement distribution based on named places and residential landuse tags.
• Providing demographic context for regional analysis using the settlement-level data.
• Supporting humanitarian targeting by identifying populated areas from the OSM export.

Strengths

• Includes both named places (`place=*`) and residential land areas (`landuse=residential`).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

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 20:46:23.039296; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Martinique