Laos Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis
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Description
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
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, requiring attribution and share-alike for derivative works.