Sri Lanka Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks across Sri Lanka. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Create reference basemaps based on OSM-derived points of interest.
• Analyze urban amenity distribution based on tagged `amenity`, `shop`, and `tourism` features.
• Support tourism and navigation applications based on landmark and attraction data.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Points are categorized using established OSM tagging schemas (`amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, `man_made`).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborative mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Sri Lanka