Barbados Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis

Barbados road network exported from OpenStreetMap, covering the entire region. It includes all features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, footways, and trails. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the comprehensive highway tag classification.
• Analyze pedestrian accessibility based on the inclusion of footways and trails.
• Plan emergency evacuations based on the mapped motorway and residential street network.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, providing a broad classification of road types.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is licensed under the ODbL-1.0, a permissive open data license.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• OpenStreetMap completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborated mapping and export via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:30:17.850620; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Barbados