UAE Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap for Service Access Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide health facility locations across the United Arab Emirates, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The data is compiled by volunteer mappers and exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-13.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service accessibility based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response routes based on proximity to hospitals and clinics.
• Identify geographic gaps in healthcare coverage based on the distribution of tagged amenities.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Facilities are categorized using the established OpenStreetMap tagging schema for `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are likely well-mapped while 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) grid.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 19:31:20.635286.

Geography

United Arab Emirates