Mauritius Road Network from OpenStreetMap

An OpenStreetMap export of the road network across Mauritius, including motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The data was compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes for navigation based on the hierarchical road network.
• Assess accessibility to services and infrastructure based on road types and connectivity.
• Plan evacuation routes and disaster response logistics based on the complete road inventory.
• Analyze transportation infrastructure density and urban development patterns.

Strengths

• Includes a wide range of road types from motorways to trails, tagged with the OSM `highway` key.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, suggesting relatively recent data.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Mauritius