Road Network for Kiribati from OpenStreetMap

Road network data for Kiribati exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes all features tagged with the `highway` key, such as motorways, residential streets, footways, and trails. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Calculate travel routes based on the network of motorways and residential streets.
• Analyze accessibility to services or facilities based on the road network.
• Plan evacuation routes for disaster response using the mapped trails and service roads.

Strengths

• Covers all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, suggesting a broad range of road types.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, allowing for open sharing and adaptation.

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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:59:43.616654; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kiribati