Financial Services Locations in Palestine from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Palestine tagged with the `amenity` key for financial services, including banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-22. Coverage reflects volunteer mapping activity, which is typically stronger in urban areas.

Use Cases

• Map financial service accessibility for inclusion studies based on the described amenity points.
• Plan cash distribution networks based on the locations of ATMs and money transfer agents.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of economic infrastructure based on bank and microfinance branch data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple financial service types as described: banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Coverage may be sparse in remote areas as it depends on volunteer mapper activity.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and collaborative contribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22 17:25:07.971505; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Palestine, State of