About OSM Enriched Data
OpenStreetMap has been offering a free dataset of points of interest for several years, governed by the Open Database License (ODbL).
However, it's important to note that this dataset may contain outdated or inaccurate POI records. To address these issues and provide a more comprehensive resource, the Poidata.xyz Enriched OSM POI Data has been developed as an upgraded iteration of the original dataset.
The enhancements in this enriched dataset encompass various improvements, including:
- Enhanced categorization of POIs.
- Improved accuracy of geo-location information.
- Standardized hours of operation for POIs.
- Inclusion of source URLs pointing to the most authoritative data sources that contributed to these updates.
Our process flow:
A new POI comes into existence. It could be a bar, a stadium, a museum, a restaurant, a cinema, or store, etc.. In today's interconnected world its information will appear very quickly in social media, pictures, websites, press releases. Soon after that, our systems will pick it up, match it against an existing OSM POI record, and merge them into an enhanced POI record.
We trust that you will find this dataset valuable and invite you to actively participate in its ongoing enhancement. Your feedback is crucial to us, so please don't hesitate to share your input with us at [email protected]. Together, we can continue to improve this resource for the benefit of all.
data attributes
Attribute Name | Description |
OSM_ID | The unique Openstreetmap ID |
OSM_NAME | The OSM POI Name |
OSM_LAT | The OSM Latitude |
OSM_LON | The OSM Longitude |
UID | The unique Poidata.xyz ID |
COUNTRY_CODE | The ISO3 Country Code |
COUNTRY_NAME | The full country name |
supercategory | The general category name |
main_category | The main category |
second_category | The secondary category |
poi_name | The poidata.xyz poi name |
LON | The poidata.xyz longitude |
LAT | The poidata.xyz latitude |
BRAND_NAME | The Brand Name |
Province | The Province, Region or State name |
CITY | The city name |
Street_Address | The name of the street |
Neighborhood | The neighborhood name |
HOUSE_NUMBER | The street number |
FULL_Address | The full address combining all location elements |
PHONE | The phone number |
POSTAL | The postal or zip code |
The crawled email address | |
OPEN_HOURS | The hours of operation |
Source_URL | The source url |
Crawl_Time | The timestamp when this POI was crawled and verified as active |
Confidence_Level | The estimated confidence level in the accuracy of these data attributes |
location_id | Integer id of the geo location of the POI with a resolution of 10 metres. This 11 digit integer represents the center of a grid square that can be converted back to latitude,longitude using the geocode.xyz API. For example: 94160779978 You can also edit the POI record on OSM via the geocode.xyz location_id link. |
area_id | Integer id of the general area (city/neighborhoods) of the POI location |
small_area_id | Integer id of the specific area (a small collection of city blocks) of the POI location. This is useful for grouping together Points of Interest that are for example in the same Airport or Mall. |