Railway Lines and Stations in Botswana from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for railway lines, tram tracks, and stations in Botswana, tagged with `railway=*`. The dataset is part of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team's exports grid on HDX and was last updated on 2026-06-26. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active, with urban areas typically better represented than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Conducting transport accessibility analysis based on railway line and station locations.
• Creating detailed basemaps for Botswana using the provided railway infrastructure data.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of mapped railway features to identify areas with sparse coverage.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, JSON) for flexibility.
• Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map, ensuring open access.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Coverage is uneven, with remote areas likely sparse compared to urban areas.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and collaborative contributions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 04:51:08.673630; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Botswana