Education Facilities in Papua New Guinea from OpenStreetMap

Papua New Guinea's education facilities mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers. The data includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map school access and coverage based on facility locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and colleges.
• Analyze infrastructure density for different education levels (kindergarten to university).

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple education facility types: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via OpenStreetMap tags `amenity` and `building`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:44:57.202355; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Papua New Guinea