Road Network of Bouvet Island from OpenStreetMap

Bouvet Island's road network is represented in this dataset, which includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as highways. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported the data, and it was last updated on 2026-05-05. The dataset likely contains attributes such as road names, surface type, and traffic direction.

Use Cases

• Mapping remote island infrastructure based on highway features.
• Analyzing road surface types and conditions based on the 'surface' and 'smoothness' attributes.
• Planning logistics or navigation based on road names and one-way traffic rules.
• Conducting comparative studies of transportation networks in isolated territories.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the community-driven OpenStreetMap project.
• Includes multiple geometric file formats (KML, GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE) for interoperability.
• Attributes listed suggest detailed road characteristics like surface, width, and lanes.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-05-05; freshness should be verified as this is a future date.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of OpenStreetMap features matching the tag 'highway'.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 21:20:44.587327

Geography

Bouvet Island