Madagascar Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap's road network for Madagascar includes all features tagged with `highway`, from motorways to footways. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports this data, which was last updated in May 2026. Completeness varies, with urban areas likely being well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes for logistics based on the comprehensive highway tag hierarchy.
• Analyze accessibility to services based on the network of residential streets, service roads, and trails.
• Plan evacuation routes for disaster scenarios using the mapped motorway and street network.

Strengths

• Data includes the full hierarchy of OpenStreetMap `highway` tags, from motorways to footways.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, suggesting recent data.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborated mapping exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:30:57.376924

Geography

Madagascar