Sierra Leone Sea Ports and Ferry Terminals from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports of sea ports and ferry terminals in Sierra Leone, tagged via `amenity`, `building`, or `port`. The data was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It is useful for maritime logistics, supply-chain analysis, and coastal access planning.

Use Cases

• Plan maritime logistics routes based on port locations.
• Analyze supply-chain resilience based on coastal access points.
• Map coastal infrastructure for development planning based on ferry terminal data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative mapping project.
• Explicitly tagged for maritime features (`amenity`, `building`, `port`).

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-collaborated mapping exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:49:50.379878; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sierra Leone