Lebanon Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data exports provide the road network across Lebanon. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this dataset, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. It includes all features tagged with the 'highway' key, such as motorways, residential streets, and footways.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the documented road network.
• Analyze transportation accessibility based on the types of roads present.
• Perform routing analysis based on the hierarchical road network (motorways to trails).

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes all road types tagged with the 'highway' key, from motorways to trails.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 17:20:36.065309; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lebanon