Sudan Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

Points of interest from OpenStreetMap for Sudan, including public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The data is built by volunteers and its completeness varies, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote regions. It was last updated on 2026-05-09 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Create basemap detail layers based on tagged amenities and landmarks.
• Conduct urban accessibility analysis based on the distribution of shops and public amenities.
• Support humanitarian response planning based on the location of key facilities and infrastructure.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, and SHP.
• Points are categorized using established OpenStreetMap tagging schemas for amenities, shops, tourism, and man-made features.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete and critical decisions require cross-checking with local knowledge.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-09 19:36:55.527470; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sudan