Antarctica Railway Features from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap features for railway infrastructure in Antarctica, including rails and stations. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, which was last updated on 2026-05-05. Features may have attributes such as name, elevation, operator type, and address details.

Use Cases

• Map railway network coverage in Antarctica based on OpenStreetMap 'railway' tags.
• Analyze station locations and their associated metadata like elevation ('ele') and operator type.
• Integrate railway features into broader Antarctic infrastructure or logistics planning datasets.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes potential attributes like name, elevation, and address details for features.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (KML, GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database matching specific tags.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 12:19:15.943503; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Antarctica