Panama Cultural Places from OpenStreetMap for Heritage Mapping

OpenStreetMap data exports for Panama include museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this dataset, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more thoroughly mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection planning based on the described historic and heritage tags.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities for regional development based on the described tourism and amenity tags.
• Create cultural tourism guides or applications based on the described locations of museums, galleries, and theatres.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• The description explicitly lists four specific OSM tag categories (tourism, amenity, historic, heritage) used for classification.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via specific OSM tags (tourism, amenity, historic, heritage).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:39:58.816285; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Panama