OpenStreetMap GIS Shapefiles for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
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3filesSHP
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Description
This geospatial dataset provides daily-updated shapefiles for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone sourced from the OpenStreetMap project. Originally compiled for the 2014 West Africa Ebola response, it aggregates contributions from hundreds of users to provide localized GIS data.
Use Cases
Mapping healthcare infrastructure using point features for disease response planning
Analyzing transportation networks via road and path shapefiles
Spatial analysis of administrative boundaries for regional resource allocation
Strengths
Daily update frequency ensures current geographic information
Aggregates contributions from hundreds of OSM users
Provides individual shapefiles for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Limitations
Volunteer-contributed data may have inconsistent attribute tagging
Lack of specific column metadata in the source description
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap West Africa Ebola response wiki
Collection Method
Crowdsourced
Time Range
2014-2026
Freshness
Updated daily.
Geography
Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Requires GIS software to process SHP files; licensed under CC-BY-SA which requires attribution and sharing under the same terms.