Netherlands Road Network from OpenStreetMap, Including Motorways and Footways

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