Ugandan Cultural and Historic Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data exports for Uganda include museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data, last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Mapping cultural heritage sites for protection based on `historic` and `heritage` tags.
• Analyzing tourism infrastructure distribution based on `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
• Creating cultural resource inventories for urban planning based on the described place types.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:10:34.463706; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Uganda