Health Facilities in Palau from OpenStreetMap

Palau's health facilities exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility locations and types.
• Plan emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility density to population data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Facilities are categorized by type using the established OSM tagging system (`amenity`, `healthcare`).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:41:14.875965; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Palau