Swiss Education Facilities from OpenStreetMap for Access Mapping

OpenStreetMap data on Swiss education facilities, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities, tagged via `amenity` or `building`. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-26. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on facility locations mentioned in the description.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Analyze urban-rural disparities in education infrastructure based on described coverage patterns.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple facility types: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, JSON.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas well represented and remote areas potentially 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-contributed geographic data, tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 05:05:52.441070; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Switzerland