Health Facilities in Taiwan from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for health facilities across Taiwan, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The dataset is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15. It is available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoPackage, Shapefile, and GeoJSON.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service accessibility based on facility locations.
• Support emergency response planning based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps based on the tagged amenity and healthcare features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Covers a defined geographic region (Taiwan).
• Includes a variety of facility types (hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, dentists).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:55:37.805287

Geography

Taiwan