Pakistan Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap, Including Amenities and Shops

An OpenStreetMap export for Pakistan containing features where tags for amenity, man_made, shop, or tourism are present. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-03-03. Features may include attributes such as name, address, opening hours, and capacity details.

Use Cases

• Map service locations for retail and tourism based on the 'shop' and 'tourism' tags.
• Analyze the distribution of public amenities like hospitals or schools based on the 'amenity' tag.
• Build a directory of businesses with addresses using the 'addr:*' and 'name' attributes.
• Assess accommodation capacity in an area using the 'beds' and 'rooms' attributes.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes multiple potential attributes per feature, such as multilingual names and detailed address components.
• Available in several common geospatial file 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.
• Data may reflect geographic or contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export from the OpenStreetMap database.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 09:47:57.552251; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pakistan