Angola Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis

A road network across Angola exported from OpenStreetMap, last updated on 2026-05-10. It includes all features tagged with the 'highway' key, such as motorways, residential streets, and footways. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0).

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal travel routes based on the hierarchical road network.
• Analyze regional accessibility for services based on road type and connectivity.
• Plan humanitarian logistics and evacuation routes using the mapped infrastructure.
• Assess transportation network completeness for urban and remote areas.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes a comprehensive range of road types, from motorways to trails, via the 'highway' tag.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Mapping completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data aggregated and exported via the HOT exports pipeline on HDX.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2026-05-10.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-10 00:52:43.031737; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Angola.