Cook Islands Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across the Cook Islands, including motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more thoroughly mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the mapped highway network.
• Analyze transportation accessibility based on the types of roads available.
• Perform routing analysis for logistics or services based on the road network.
• Assess infrastructure coverage by comparing urban and remote area mapping completeness.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Explicitly licensed under the ODbL-1.0 open data license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:42:03.558401; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cook Islands