Populated Places and Settlements in Wallis and Futuna from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide settlements and residential areas for Wallis and Futuna. The data includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land, sourced from the collaborative mapping project. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Providing demographic context based on the distribution of named settlements.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects based on residential land areas.
• Population analysis using the geographic locations of cities, towns, and villages.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is licensed under the open ODbL-1.0 license.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• 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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:06:45.354926

Geography

Wallis and Futuna