North Korean Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap points of interest for North Korea, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-14. The data includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via OSM keys. Completeness likely varies by region, with urban areas being more detailed than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Create basemaps for North Korea based on OSM-derived POI data.
• Analyze urban infrastructure distribution based on amenity and shop tags.
• Identify potential tourist attractions and landmarks based on tourism tags.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple POI categories including amenities, shops, tourism, and man-made features.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:51:33.313475; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Korea