Czechia Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis
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Description
OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across Czechia, including features tagged with `highway` such as motorways, residential streets, footways, and trails. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export on HDX, last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.
Use Cases
Calculate optimal routes based on the network of motorways and streets.
Analyze accessibility to services based on the inclusion of footways and trails.
Plan evacuation scenarios using the complete road network hierarchy.
Map transportation infrastructure for regional planning based on OSM highway tags.
Strengths
Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, providing a detailed road hierarchy.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
Data is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0), allowing for sharing and adaptation.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped according to the description.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-collaborative mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-15 11:04:28.527877; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Czechia
Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge as advised in the description.