Namibia Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis

Namibia's road network exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes all features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the network of motorways, residential streets, and service roads.
• Analyze regional accessibility based on the presence of footways and trails.
• Plan evacuation scenarios using the complete road network.
• Assess transportation infrastructure coverage across urban and remote areas.

Strengths

• Includes a wide range of road types, from motorways to trails, as specified by the `highway` tag.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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 21:10:28.859450; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Namibia