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Description
OpenStreetMap exports provide a road network for Moldova, including motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export on HDX, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.
Use Cases
Calculate optimal routes based on the network of motorways and residential streets.
Analyze regional accessibility based on the density and type of roads.
Plan evacuation routes for disaster response using the complete road network.
Assess pedestrian infrastructure based on the presence of footways and trails.
Strengths
Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with 'highway', providing a broad network view.
Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON) for interoperability.
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, allowing for open sharing and adaptation.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete compared to urban centers.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 18:17:12.970910; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Moldova
Users must comply with the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0), which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.