Lithuania Road Network from OpenStreetMap, Including Motorways and Footways

OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across Lithuania, including all features tagged with the `highway` key. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export on HDX, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness likely varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the network of motorways, residential streets, and service roads.
• Assess regional accessibility for services or disaster response using the comprehensive road layer.
• Plan evacuation routes by analyzing the connectivity of the mapped highway network.
• Model transportation infrastructure for urban development projects.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, from motorways to trails.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, indicating recent data maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 17:55:21.168562; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lithuania