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Description
An OpenStreetMap export of cultural and historic places in Sri Lanka, including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. It is sourced from volunteer contributions to the OpenStreetMap project.
Use Cases
Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities based on OSM tags like `tourism` and `amenity`.
Create cultural tourism guides and context based on the described categories of places.
Cross-reference field knowledge with volunteer-mapped data for validation purposes.
Strengths
Covers multiple categories of cultural places as described: museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, allowing for open sharing and adaptation.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 17:45:54.281953; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Sri Lanka
Data is under the ODbL license, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.