Cultural Places in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha contain cultural and historic places tagged via `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, or `heritage`. The data includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection planning based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and theatres for regional development.
• Create a baseline inventory of places of worship and monuments for cultural mapping projects.
• Cross-reference OSM cultural data with local field knowledge for validation and gap-filling.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Covers multiple cultural feature types including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial file 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:44:19.680557; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha