Points of Interest in Mauritius from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Mauritius contain points of interest tagged as amenities, shops, tourist attractions, or man-made structures. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Create basemaps for navigation apps based on the OSM POI data.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on amenity and shop locations.
• Identify tourist hotspots and landmarks for travel planning based on tourism tags.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Points are categorized using established OSM tagging schemas for amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:49:37.209741; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mauritius