New Zealand Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap volunteer contributions provide a free, collaborative map of New Zealand's public-facing locations. The dataset includes amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via specific OSM keys. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote ones.

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 cartographic projects using the described landmark and tourist attraction data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Covers multiple categories of points of interest including amenities, shops, tourism, and man_made features.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and exports by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:30:56.996399; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New Zealand