New Zealand Education Facilities from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on education facilities across New Zealand, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities. The dataset is a volunteer-built export from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, last updated in May 2026. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more thoroughly mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on facility locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Analyze the density of educational amenities in different regions.

Strengths

• Includes multiple facility types: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
• Data is sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and export via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:25:26.110049

Geography

New Zealand