Health Facilities in Mayotte from OpenStreetMap Export
Updated 24d ago
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Description
OpenStreetMap health facility data for Mayotte, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.
Use Cases
Analyze spatial access to healthcare services based on facility types and locations.
Plan emergency medical response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
Identify potential healthcare coverage gaps by mapping facility density against population data.
Strengths
Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, allowing for sharing and adaptation.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped compared to urban centers.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 21:07:54.096025; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Mayotte
Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge due to potential mapping inconsistencies.