Isle of Man Road Network from OpenStreetMap

Isle of Man road network data exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes all features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The dataset is maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the network of motorways and residential streets.
• Assess pedestrian accessibility based on the included footways and trails.
• Plan for emergency evacuations using the complete road network.
• Analyze transportation infrastructure coverage across the region.

Strengths

• Covers all OpenStreetMap highway types, from motorways to trails.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• License is ODbL-1.0, a well-known open data license.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:19:52.257192; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Isle of Man