Health Facilities in New Caledonia from OpenStreetMap
Updated 23d ago
5filesGEOPACKAGE
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Description
OpenStreetMap data for New Caledonia includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely better mapped than remote ones.
Use Cases
Mapping healthcare service accessibility based on facility locations.
Planning emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
Identifying potential healthcare gaps by comparing facility density across regions.
Strengths
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
Includes multiple facility types: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Data completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 21:16:35.106416; freshness should be verified.
Geography
New Caledonia
License is ODbL-1.0. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge due to potential mapping gaps.