Railway Features on Bouvet Island from OpenStreetMap

Bouvet Island railway infrastructure data exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes features tagged as railways or stations, with attributes such as name, elevation, operator, and address. It was last updated on 2026-05-05 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map railway network coverage based on the 'railway' attribute.
• Analyze station naming conventions based on multilingual 'name' tags.
• Assess infrastructure elevation using the 'ele' (elevation) attribute.
• Identify operational entities based on the 'operator:type' field.
• Perform geospatial analysis of railway features relative to settlements using address fields.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative OpenStreetMap community.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (KML, GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE) for interoperability.
• Attributes are documented via links to the OpenStreetMap wiki.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-05-05 21:20:41.270383; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Community mapping and export via Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 21:20:41.270383

Geography

Bouvet Island