United Arab Emirates Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

Points of interest from OSM includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-13. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas usually well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Create general POI reference maps based on OpenStreetMap tags.
• Conduct urban analysis of amenity distribution and accessibility.
• Enhance basemap detail for navigation or tourism applications.
• Analyze commercial landscape based on shop and tourism feature density.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple POI categories: amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and man-made landmarks.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 19:33:00.855884; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Arab Emirates