Railway Features in Micronesia from OpenStreetMap

Micronesia's railway and station features, exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes features tagged as 'rail' or 'station' and may contain attributes such as name, elevation, operator type, and address information. It was last updated on March 3, 2026, and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map railway network connectivity based on the 'railway' tag.
• Identify station locations and their attributes based on listed features like 'name' and 'addr:full'.
• Analyze infrastructure layering and elevation using the 'layer' and 'ele' attributes.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative global mapping project.
• Features are available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, SHP, and KML.
• Includes potential attributes for name, address, and operational details.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database matching specific railway tags.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 09:52:47.510171; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Micronesia