Solomon Islands Cultural Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data exports for cultural and historic places in the Solomon Islands, last updated 2026-05-14. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data, which includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection efforts based on the `historic` and `heritage` tags.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and galleries based on the `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
• Create cultural tourism guides or context layers based on the described features of theatres and places of worship.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:47:03.245350; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Solomon Islands