Ethiopian Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis

OpenStreetMap data provides a road network across Ethiopia tagged with highway classifications like motorways, residential streets, and footways. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-06 19. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Route optimization and navigation based on the classified highway network.
• Accessibility analysis for services or infrastructure based on road connectivity.
• Evacuation and disaster response planning using the mapped road network.
• Urban planning and development analysis based on road density and types.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON) for flexibility.
• Explicitly tagged with the OpenStreetMap 'highway' key for consistent classification.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-mapped and remote areas potentially sparse, reflecting volunteer activity.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Collaborative volunteer mapping, exported via the HDX grid by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 10:31:29.689373; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ethiopia