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Description
OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across Argentina. The data includes all features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-13.
Use Cases
Calculate optimal routing paths based on the hierarchical road network.
Assess regional accessibility based on the density and type of roads.
Plan evacuation routes for natural disasters using the complete network of motorways and streets.
Analyze pedestrian and non-motorized transport infrastructure based on footway and trail data.
Strengths
Includes a wide variety of road types, from motorways to trails, as defined by the OpenStreetMap `highway` tag.
Covers the entire geographic region of Argentina.
Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
Limitations
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but remote areas may be incomplete.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-13 19:37:12.802930; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Argentina
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.