Norwegian Education Facility Locations from OpenStreetMap

Norway's education facilities, including kindergartens, schools, colleges, and universities, are mapped from OpenStreetMap. The dataset is maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on March 3, 2026. It includes attributes such as name, address, capacity, and operator type.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of educational institutions based on the listed facility types.
• Analyze facility capacity and operator types for resource planning.
• Geocode addresses of schools and universities for location-based services.
• Validate and update OpenStreetMap data for Norway's education infrastructure.

Strengths

• Includes multiple facility types: kindergarten, school, college, and university.
• Provides attributes for name, address, capacity, and operator type.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-03-03 10:44:36.838743; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

OpenStreetMap export filtered for specific amenity and building tags.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03-03 10:44:36.838743

Geography

Norway