Papua New Guinea Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap

A collection of health facility locations in Papua New Guinea, 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 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility density against population data.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0) for open use.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-05-14).

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:45:17.401797

Geography

Papua New Guinea