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Description
A geospatial dataset of the road network across Burkina Faso, exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The data was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Use Cases
Route planning and navigation based on the detailed highway classification.
Accessibility analysis for services and infrastructure based on road connectivity.
Evacuation and humanitarian logistics planning based on the complete road network.
Infrastructure mapping and inventory management based on OpenStreetMap tags.
Strengths
Covers a wide range of road types, from motorways to footways, as specified by the OpenStreetMap `highway` tag.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
Data is provided under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0), allowing for open use and modification.
Limitations
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, while remote areas may be incomplete.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale projects.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-collaborated mapping exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 00:36:10.341101
Geography
Burkina Faso
Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge as the volunteer-sourced data may have gaps or inaccuracies.