Sea Ports and Ferry Terminals in the Netherlands from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide geospatial data for sea ports and ferry terminals across the Netherlands. The data is sourced from a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers and is maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically being more thoroughly mapped than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Optimizing maritime supply-chain routes based on port locations.
• Planning coastal access and infrastructure development using ferry terminal data.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of maritime facilities for logistics research.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used, collaborative mapping project.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity`, `building`, or `port`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 21:47:47.073924; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Netherlands