Road Network for Gambia from OpenStreetMap, Including Trails and Footways

OpenStreetMap exports from May 2026 provide the road network across Gambia. The data includes all features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. It was compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is useful for routing, accessibility analysis, and evacuation planning.

Use Cases

• Calculate travel times and distances for routing based on the comprehensive highway network.
• Assess regional accessibility for emergency services based on road types and connectivity.
• Plan evacuation routes for natural disasters using the mapped network of trails and roads.
• Analyze transportation infrastructure density and coverage across urban and remote areas.

Strengths

• Includes a wide variety of road types, from motorways to footways and trails.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, suggesting relatively recent data.

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 and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:38:43.163217; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gambia