Road Network of Kenya from OpenStreetMap, Including Highways and Trails

OpenStreetMap data provides the road network across Kenya, tagged with highway classifications such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The dataset is maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-19. Coverage reflects volunteer mapping activity, which is typically more complete in urban areas.

Use Cases

• Route planning and optimization based on the classified highway network.
• Accessibility analysis for services and infrastructure based on road connectivity.
• Evacuation and humanitarian logistics planning based on the mapped road network.
• Spatial analysis of transportation infrastructure density and distribution.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple road types, from motorways to trails, as described.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON, HTML.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven; urban areas are usually well represented, but remote areas may be sparse.
• 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.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 11:03:43.557139; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kenya