Laos Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide a road network for Laos, including motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes for emergency response based on the comprehensive road network.
• Analyze regional accessibility for development projects based on road type and connectivity.
• Plan evacuation routes for natural disasters based on the hierarchy of motorways and local streets.
• Assess transportation infrastructure coverage for remote communities based on mapped trails and footways.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, covering a wide range of road types.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Laos