Somalia Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap Volunteer Mapping

Somalia's public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via OpenStreetMap keys. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-22. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely being better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Create basemaps for navigation and planning based on the tagged points of interest.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on amenity and shop locations.
• Identify tourist attractions and landmarks for travel or cultural resource mapping.
• Cross-reference field data with a volunteered geographic information (VGI) layer.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-06-22, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas sparse.
• 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 mapping and collaborative contribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22 18:53:44.764076

Geography

Somalia