Nicaragua Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide a road network across Nicaragua, including features tagged with `highway`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Calculate travel routes based on the network of motorways, residential streets, and service roads.
• Assess regional accessibility for services or markets using the categorized road hierarchy.
• Plan evacuation routes for natural disasters by analyzing the connectivity of footways and trails.

Strengths

• Includes a wide range of road types, from motorways to trails, as specified by the OSM `highway` tag.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is licensed under the ODbL-1.0, allowing for sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Limitations

• Data completeness is noted to vary, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-05-14.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 21:24:54.785524

Geography

Nicaragua