El Salvador Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide a free, volunteer-built road network for El Salvador. The data includes all features tagged with 'highway', such as motorways, residential streets, and footways. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the hierarchical road network.
• Assess regional accessibility for services based on road density and type.
• Plan evacuation routes for natural disasters using the complete street network.
• Analyze pedestrian infrastructure based on the inclusion of footways and trails.

Strengths

• Data is free and built through a collaborative, open process.
• Includes a wide range of road types from motorways to trails.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:51:19.175081

Geography

El Salvador