Rwanda Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide points of interest for Rwanda, including public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The data is contributed by volunteers and its completeness varies, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote regions. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• General POI reference based on amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made tags.
• Urban analysis based on the spatial distribution of public-facing facilities.
• Enhancing basemap detail based on the exported OpenStreetMap features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Points of interest are categorized using established OpenStreetMap tagging schemas (amenity, shop, tourism, man_made).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to OpenStreetMap, with remote areas likely being less complete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:32:43.531169; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rwanda