Health Facilities in Micronesia from OpenStreetMap

An OpenStreetMap export of health facilities in the Federated States of Micronesia, last updated on 2026-05-15. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which includes locations tagged as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely more comprehensively mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the spatial distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility locations with population data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Includes a variety of health facility types, such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via OpenStreetMap tags for `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 11:25:07.240072; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Federated States of Micronesia