Samoa Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

Points of interest from OpenStreetMap for Samoa, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The data includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made` keys. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Creating general POI reference maps based on OpenStreetMap tags.
• Conducting urban analysis of amenity distribution based on the described categories.
• Adding basemap detail to other geospatial datasets for Samoa.
• Cross-referencing tourist attraction locations for travel planning.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple categories of points of interest: amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:47:43.123470; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Samoa