Somalia Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

OpenStreetMap points of interest for Somalia, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The data includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via OSM keys. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• General POI reference for mapping and navigation based on the described amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made features.
• Urban analysis of service distribution and accessibility based on the public-facing amenities and shops.
• Adding basemap detail to thematic maps based on the described landmarks and tourist attractions.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:58:54.396909; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Somalia