Railways of Mali: OpenStreetMap Lines and Stations for Transport Analysis

Railway lines and stations from OpenStreetMap, tagged with `railway=*`. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations. It was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; remote areas may be sparse.
• 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 mapping and collaborative contribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 18:34:23.002949; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mali