Education Facilities in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for education facilities across three remote British Overseas Territories. The dataset includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on geolocated facility points.
• Plan education resource allocation using the categorized facility types.
• Analyze public infrastructure density based on OpenStreetMap tags.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Covers three distinct remote island territories: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 23:43:14.765459; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha