French Guiana Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations for French Guiana, exported from OpenStreetMap and tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network connectivity based on railway and tram line data.
• Create basemap context for regional planning using geospatial railway features.
• Assess public transport accessibility based on the location of railway stations.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is licensed under the ODbL-1.0, a well-known open data license.
• The source is OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but 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-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 15:50:49.238617.

Geography

French Guiana