Zambia Financial Services from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Zambia containing points of interest for financial services, last updated 2026-05-15. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this export, which includes features tagged with the `amenity` key. It covers banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches.

Use Cases

• Map financial service accessibility based on the locations of banks, ATMs, and microfinance branches.
• Plan cash distribution networks using the locations of post offices and money transfer agents.
• Conduct economic analysis by studying the spatial distribution of financial amenities.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, offering a free and open base layer.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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 10:42:34.528556; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zambia