Iran Road Network Attributes from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Iran include all features tagged as highways. The dataset likely contains attributes such as name, highway type, surface, smoothness, width, lanes, and bridge status. It was last updated on 2026-03-17 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map road network connectivity based on highway type tags.
• Analyze road surface quality for routing applications based on surface and smoothness attributes.
• Model traffic flow capacity based on lane count and oneway designation.
• Identify bridge locations and structures based on bridge and layer tags.

Strengths

• Includes multilingual road names (English and Persian) as mentioned in the description.
• Attributes cover physical and operational road characteristics like surface, width, and lanes.
• Data is sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is 2026-03-17.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of OpenStreetMap features matching the highway tag.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 12:48:06.005748

Geography

Iran