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Description
An OpenStreetMap export of the road network across Costa Rica, 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 typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.
Use Cases
Calculate travel routes based on the hierarchical road network.
Assess accessibility to services based on road type and connectivity.
Plan evacuation routes using the network of motorways and residential streets.
Analyze transportation infrastructure density based on the presence of footways, trails, and service roads.
Strengths
Includes a hierarchical road classification from motorways to trails.
Covers the entire geographic region of Costa Rica.
Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 11:48:59.168142; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Costa Rica
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.