Education Facilities in Uruguay from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports of education facilities in Uruguay, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The data includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on facility locations.
• Plan educational resource allocation based on facility distribution.
• Analyze the density of educational infrastructure in urban versus remote areas.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Covers multiple types of education facilities (schools, kindergartens, colleges, universities).
• Explicitly licensed under ODbL-1.0.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are likely better mapped than remote areas.
• 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:22:16.881932; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Uruguay