Maldives Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across the Maldives region. The data includes all features tagged with the `highway` key, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the network of motorways and residential streets.
• Analyze accessibility to services based on the presence of footways and service roads.
• Model traffic flow using the hierarchical road network from motorways to trails.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with the `highway` key.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborative mapping

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:39:12.237015

Geography

Maldives