Estonian Road Network from OpenStreetMap, Including Trails and Footways

Road network data for Estonia exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes all features tagged with the `highway` key, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the comprehensive highway network.
• Analyze pedestrian and vehicle accessibility based on included footways and roads.
• Plan for emergency evacuations using the detailed road and trail network.
• Assess transportation infrastructure coverage across urban and remote areas.

Strengths

• Includes a wide range of road types, from motorways to trails, as specified by the `highway` tag.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON) for flexibility.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a large collaborative mapping project.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• 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-collaborative mapping and export via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:54:22.911740

Geography

Estonia