Road Network of Ireland from OpenStreetMap

Ireland's road network exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, footways, and trails. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the hierarchical road network.
• Analyze pedestrian or vehicle accessibility to services using the footway and street data.
• Model evacuation scenarios using the complete network of motorways and residential roads.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, from motorways to trails.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is provided under the open ODbL-1.0 license.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while 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-collaborative mapping.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:26:32.667216; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ireland