Chile Road Network from OpenStreetMap, Including Trails and Footways

A road network dataset for Chile, exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes all 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.

Use Cases

• Calculate travel times and optimal routes based on the network of motorways and streets.
• Analyze pedestrian and vehicle accessibility to services based on the inclusion of footways and trails.
• Model evacuation scenarios for disaster planning using the complete road network.
• Assess transportation infrastructure coverage and gaps in urban versus remote areas.

Strengths

• Covers a comprehensive range of road types, explicitly including motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used collaborative mapping project.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are likely well-mapped while remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 02:42:50.059577; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Chile