Networks of need: a geospatial analysis of secondary cities

Applied Network Science

Table 1 Data sources and service categories used in the study. Overlapping features representing the same location were eliminated. Two thousand one hundred fifty-six service features were included in the Pokhara case study, with 29% from the 2C GeoNode. Nine hundred ninety-four service features were included in the Douala case study, with 52% of features from the 2C GeoNode. “n/a” means there is no data available from a particular data source

Service type category	Services within each category	City	Number of available points from a database		Total data points
Service type category	Services within each category	City	2C GeoNode	OSM	Total data points
Social	Police Stations, Public Safety Assets, Embassies, Courthouse, Social and Recreational Facilities, Parks, Monuments, Fountains, Non-Governmental Organizations, Government Organizations, Post Offices, Fire Stations, Libraries	Pokhara	237	173	410
Social		Douala	11	n/a	11
Health	Hospitals, Pharmacies, Health Posts, Dentists, Clinics	Pokhara	303	219	522
Health	Hospitals, Pharmacies, Health Posts, Dentists, Clinics	Douala	120	149	269
Education	Schools (Any Level), Daycare	Pokhara	80	64	104
Education	Schools (Any Level), Daycare	Douala	383	241	624
Food	Shopping Areas, Market Places, Supermarkets, Bakeries	Pokhara	n/a	1120	1120
Food	Shopping Areas, Market Places, Supermarkets, Bakeries	Douala	5	85	90