Railway Lines and Stations in Mali from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations for Mali exported from OpenStreetMap, tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, contributed by volunteers through the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line locations.
• Create contextual basemaps for Mali using railway infrastructure data.
• Assess the completeness of rail mapping in urban versus remote areas of Mali.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while 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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:52:03.144346; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mali