Road Network for Congo from OpenStreetMap, Including Motorways to Trails

OpenStreetMap exports provide a road network across the Congo region, including all features tagged with `highway`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness of the underlying volunteer-built map varies, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the network of motorways, residential streets, and service roads.
• Analyze regional accessibility for services based on the inclusion of footways and trails.
• Perform network analysis for transportation planning using the comprehensive `highway`-tagged features.

Strengths

• Includes a wide range of road types, from motorways to trails, as defined by the OpenStreetMap `highway` key.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness of the underlying OpenStreetMap data varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org)

Collection Method

Volunteer-built collaborative mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:39:38.021655; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Congo region