Road Network for the Democratic Republic of the Congo from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports from 2026 provide a road network for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The data is contributed by volunteers and curated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Completeness varies, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Calculate travel routes and distances based on the network of motorways and residential streets.
• Model population accessibility to services based on the hierarchy of roads and footways.
• Plan evacuation or aid delivery corridors using the mapped service roads and trails.

Strengths

• Includes a variety of road types from motorways to trails, as specified by the OSM 'highway' tag.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-22, suggesting recent edits may be included.

Limitations

• Completeness is noted to vary by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total network length are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 10:53:15.970900

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo