Saudi Arabia Sea Ports and Ferry Terminals from OpenStreetMap

Saudi Arabia's sea ports and ferry terminals, extracted from OpenStreetMap features. The dataset includes points of interest tagged as ports or ferry terminals, with attributes such as name, address, and operator type. It was last updated on 2026-03-03 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Mapping port infrastructure locations based on OpenStreetMap tags.
• Analyzing port operator types based on the 'operator:type' attribute.
• Geocoding port facilities using the 'addr:full' and 'addr:city' fields.
• Creating bilingual maps using the 'name:en' and 'name:ar' name fields.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GARMIN IMG, GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, SHP, KML.
• Includes multilingual naming attributes ('name:en' and 'name:ar') for localization.
• Explicitly sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative mapping project.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-03-03 10:52:25.447435; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

OpenStreetMap export filtered for specific tags (port, ferry_terminal).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 10:52:25.447435.

Geography

Saudi Arabia