Financial Services in Syria Mapped via OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap volunteer mappers have tagged financial service points across Syria, including banks, ATMs, and money transfer agents. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-22. Coverage likely reflects mapper activity, with urban areas typically better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Map financial inclusion based on the distribution of service points like banks and ATMs.
• Plan cash distribution programs using the locations of money transfer agents and post offices.
• Conduct economic analysis of service availability by comparing urban and remote area coverage.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple financial service types tagged via the `amenity` key.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Coverage is dependent on volunteer mapper activity, which may lead to sparse data in remote areas.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22 19:13:07.293629

Geography

Syria