Myanmar Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

Points of interest across Myanmar, including public amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks, tagged via OpenStreetMap keys. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-06-19. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Create general POI reference maps based on the described amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made tags.
• Conduct urban analysis of service distribution based on the described public-facing amenities and shops.
• Enhance basemap detail for Myanmar using the described landmark and tourist attraction data.
• Assess mapping coverage and volunteer activity patterns across different regions of Myanmar.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple feature categories: amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and man-made structures.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, and JSON.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse, as noted in the description.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 15:24:26.159178; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Myanmar