Solomon Islands Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide points of interest for the Solomon Islands, including amenities, shops, and tourist attractions. Data completeness likely varies, with urban areas being better mapped than remote regions. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Create general POI reference maps based on amenity and tourism tags.
• Perform urban analysis of public-facing infrastructure distribution.
• Enrich basemaps with local landmarks and shops for navigation applications.
• Cross-reference OSM data with local field knowledge for validation.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used collaborative mapping project.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON) for flexibility.
• Covers four key OSM tagging categories: amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:46:52.458946; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Solomon Islands