Education Facilities in Oman from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for education facilities in Oman, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities. The dataset was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on the locations of education facilities.
• Plan education resource allocation using the spatial distribution of schools and universities.
• Analyze the density of educational amenities for regional development studies.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple facility types including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via OSM tags for amenity and building.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:33:55.802396; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oman