Railways of Central African Republic from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap volunteer-mapped railway lines and stations for the Central African Republic. Coverage likely reflects mapper activity, with urban areas well represented and remote areas potentially sparse. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-06-24.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line locations.
• Create basemap layers for regional planning based on railway and station features.
• Assess infrastructure density and connectivity in urban versus remote areas.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-06-24 09:50:00.358559.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Coverage may be sparse in remote areas due to reliance on volunteer mapper activity.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and collaborative editing.

Freshness

2026-06-24 09:50:00.358559

Geography

Central African Republic