Austria Arterial Road Surface and Passability Data (2020-2024)

Offering AI-derived road attributes for 28,400 km of arterial roads in Austria, generated by HeiGIT using 2020 and 2024 PlanetScope satellite imagery. It includes surface type, width classifications, and a Humanitarian Passability Index (HPI) for segments classified as motorway, trunk, primary, and secondary in OpenStreetMap.

Use Cases

• Monitoring infrastructure modernization by tracking 'Road Surface Change' from 2020 to 2024
• Route optimization for heavy logistics using 'Road Width Class' to avoid narrow segments
• Disaster response planning using the 'Humanitarian Passability Index (HPI)' to assess accessibility

Strengths

• 89.2% surface prediction accuracy
• Covers 28,400 km of road infrastructure
• Fills surface tag gaps for 31.7% of OSM arterial segments

Limitations

• Geographic scope limited to Austria
• Excludes non-arterial road networks
• AI-derived predictions may contain classification noise

Provenance

Source

HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology)

Collection Method

Deep learning analysis of PlanetScope satellite imagery combined with OpenStreetMap data

Time Range

2020-2024

Freshness

Last updated March 2026; utilizes imagery from 2020 and 2024.

Geography

Austria