Settlements and Residential Areas in Samoa from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Samoa includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which is useful for demographic context and settlement-level analysis. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Demographic context mapping based on named settlements and residential areas.
• Settlement-level targeting for aid or services based on populated place locations.
• Population analysis using the distribution of residential landuse areas.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete and should be cross-checked with local knowledge.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 11:03:59.928710; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Samoa