Health Facilities in Mayotte from OpenStreetMap Export

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