Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba: Road Surface Data

HeiGIT's dataset provides detailed road surface information for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, distinguishing paved from unpaved roads. The data originates from OpenStreetMap and is augmented with deep learning predictions based on Mapillary imagery and PlanetScope satellite data. It was last updated on March 2, 2026.

Use Cases

• Transportation planning based on road surface type and length estimates.
• Infrastructure analysis based on attributes like highway type, surface, and width.
• Climate emissions assessment based on road surface composition and urban/rural classification.
• GIS applications for routing and logistics based on geospatial road network data.

Strengths

• Integrates multiple data sources: OpenStreetMap, Mapillary imagery, and PlanetScope satellite data.
• Includes AI-derived surface classifications (paved/unpaved) and a hybrid methodology detailed in two arXiv papers.
• Provides urban/rural classification using GHSU and AFRICAPOLIS urban layers.

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.
• Row count and total road length statistics are reported as 0.0 million km, indicating missing scale information.

Provenance

Source

Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology (HeiGIT)

Collection Method

Derived from OpenStreetMap and augmented with deep learning predictions from Mapillary and PlanetScope imagery.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 02 17:19:59.014014; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba