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Description
OpenStreetMap volunteer contributions provide a free, collaborative map of cultural and historic sites in New Caledonia. The dataset includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, or `heritage` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Use Cases
Map cultural heritage assets for protection planning based on the `historic` and `heritage` tags.
Analyze tourism infrastructure distribution based on the `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
Create a cultural context layer for regional studies based on the described features like museums and monuments.
Strengths
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
Includes multiple cultural place types (museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, historic sites).
Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
Limitations
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 21:18:12.077537; freshness should be verified.
Geography
New Caledonia
License is ODbL-1.0. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge as data completeness varies.