Tuvalu Sea Ports and Ferry Terminals with Tuvaluan Names

Geospatial infrastructure data for maritime facilities in Tuvalu, extracted from OpenStreetMap by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) in March 2026. The dataset captures ferry terminals and ports identified through specific OSM tags including amenity, building, and port status.

Use Cases

• Identifying maritime transport hubs using the port and amenity tags
• Analyzing infrastructure ownership patterns via the operator:type column
• Creating bilingual navigation maps using the name:en and name:tvl fields

Strengths

• Available in four geospatial formats: SHP, GEOJSON, GEOPACKAGE, and KML
• Includes localized Tuvaluan language tags (name:tvl)
• Provides specific infrastructure classification via operator:type and building tags

Limitations

• Crowdsourced nature may lead to inconsistent attribute filling for smaller or informal landing sites
• Small total record count reflecting the limited number of formal ports in the Tuvalu archipelago

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Crowdsourced geospatial data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) toolset

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Tuvalu