Antarctica Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across Antarctica, including features tagged with `highway` such as motorways, residential streets, and trails. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-13. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Plan vehicle routing based on the mapped road network.
• Analyze regional accessibility based on the presence of motorways, streets, and trails.
• Support evacuation planning by mapping available service roads and footways.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, covering a range of road types.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 21:34:59.201249; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Antarctica