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Description
A road network dataset for Mozambique derived from OpenStreetMap. It includes all features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The data was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Use Cases
Calculate optimal routes based on the comprehensive road network.
Analyze regional accessibility for services based on road types and connectivity.
Plan evacuation routes for disaster response based on the mapped road infrastructure.
Assess transportation network completeness for urban and rural areas.
Strengths
Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, covering a wide range of road types.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
Limitations
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but remote areas may be incomplete.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping and collaborative editing.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 20:33:00.515987; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Mozambique
License is ODbL-1.0; users must comply with OpenStreetMap's attribution and share-alike requirements.