Education Facilities in Portugal from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on education facilities in Portugal, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on facility locations.
• Plan educational resource allocation based on facility distribution.
• Analyze the density of educational amenities across different regions.

Strengths

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

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags `amenity` and `building`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:56:54.473794; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Portugal