Mali Road Network from OpenStreetMap, Includes All Highway Types
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Description
Mali's road network exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes all features tagged with the `highway` key, such as motorways, residential streets, footways, and trails. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this export, last updated on 2026-05-14.
Use Cases
Calculate optimal routes for logistics based on the road network.
Analyze accessibility to services based on road types and connectivity.
Plan evacuation routes for disaster response using the mapped trails and streets.
Strengths
Covers all OpenStreetMap features tagged with the `highway` key.
Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
Data is provided under the open ODbL-1.0 license.
Limitations
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are likely 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 18:50:47.794010; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Mali
Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge due to potential mapping gaps.