Uganda Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

Points of interest in Uganda exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Create reference maps for Uganda based on the tagged POI data.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on the `amenity` and `shop` tags.
• Identify tourist attractions and landmarks for travel applications based on the `tourism` tag.
• Conduct spatial analysis of infrastructure based on the `man_made` tag.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple POI categories including amenities, shops, tourism, and man-made features.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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 mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:10:44.048327; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Uganda