British Indian Ocean Territory Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap features for roads in the British Indian Ocean Territory, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes attributes such as name, highway type, surface, smoothness, width, lanes, and bridge status. It was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Map road network connectivity based on highway type attributes.
• Assess road surface quality for maintenance planning based on surface and smoothness attributes.
• Analyze traffic flow capacity based on lane count and oneway attributes.
• Identify bridge locations and their properties for infrastructure inventory.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats: KML, GEOJSON, SHP, and GEOPACKAGE.
• Attributes are defined by the OpenStreetMap tagging schema, including name, highway type, surface, and bridge status.
• Dataset is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative mapping project.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-05-05).

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of OpenStreetMap features matching the tag 'highway' IS NOT NULL.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 12:20:54.070676

Geography

British Indian Ocean Territory