Netherlands Road Network from OpenStreetMap, Including Motorways and Footways
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Description
OpenStreetMap exports provide a road network across the Netherlands. The data includes all features tagged with the `highway` key, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, which was last updated on 2026-05-14.
Use Cases
Calculate optimal routes for navigation based on the comprehensive road network.
Analyze accessibility to services or facilities based on road type and connectivity.
Plan for disaster response and evacuation using the network of motorways and residential streets.
Model traffic flow and infrastructure planning using the hierarchy of road types.
Strengths
Covers all OpenStreetMap features tagged with the `highway` key, providing a wide range of road types.
Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
Maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and last updated on 2026-05-14.
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.
Cross-checking critical decisions with local field knowledge is recommended due to potential data gaps.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-collaborative mapping, exported via the HDX platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 21:41:31.569880
Geography
Netherlands
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.