Mauritanian Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide airports, heliports, runways, and terminals for Mauritania. The data is contributed by volunteers and its completeness likely varies between urban and remote areas. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on airport and emergency landing site locations.
• Optimize logistics networks using airport and helipad infrastructure data.
• Model aerial response scenarios for humanitarian aid based on aviation facility coverage.

Strengths

• Covers multiple aviation infrastructure types including airports, heliports, and runways.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Data is licensed under the open ODbL-1.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:41:50.492426

Geography

Mauritania