Oman Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap, Including Amenities and Tourism Sites
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6filesGEOPACKAGE
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Description
Points of interest from OpenStreetMap for Oman, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The data includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made` keys. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.
Use Cases
Urban analysis based on the distribution of amenities and shops.
Tourism mapping based on attractions and landmarks tagged via `tourism`.
Basemap detail enhancement based on general points of interest.
Infrastructure planning based on `man_made` features.
Strengths
Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
Explicitly includes features tagged via four major OSM key categories: `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, and `man_made`.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 22:35:47.208048; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Oman
License is ODbL-1.0; users must comply with OpenStreetMap's attribution and share-alike requirements.