Road Network Data for French Southern and Antarctic Territories from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for the French Southern and Antarctic Territories containing all features tagged as highways. The dataset includes attributes such as name, highway type, surface, smoothness, width, lanes, and bridge status. It was last updated on 2026-03-03 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Mapping road and path networks based on the 'highway' attribute.
• Assessing road surface quality and material based on the 'surface' and 'smoothness' attributes.
• Analyzing traffic flow capacity based on the 'lanes' and 'oneway' attributes.
• Identifying and classifying bridges within the transportation network based on the 'bridge' attribute.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative and widely-used global mapping project.
• Includes multiple descriptive attributes per feature, such as surface type, width, and lane count.
• Available in multiple common geospatial formats (GARMIN IMG, GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, SHP, KML).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of OpenStreetMap features matching the tag 'highway' IS NOT NULL.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 10:15:35.900164; freshness should be verified.

Geography

French Southern and Antarctic Territories