North Macedonia Road Surface and Passability: 4,800 km of Arterial Data

4,800 km of arterial road data for North Macedonia generated by HeiGIT using PlanetScope satellite imagery from 2020 and 2024. The dataset provides AI-derived surface types, width classifications, and passability scores to supplement OpenStreetMap records. It specifically targets the arterial network, including motorways, trunks, primary, and secondary roads.

Use Cases

• Logistics routing using the Humanitarian Passability Index (HPI) to assess vehicle accessibility for aid delivery
• Infrastructure development tracking via the Road Surface Change indicator to identify newly paved segments
• Emergency response planning using Road Width Class to identify segments capable of supporting two-lane heavy truck flow

Strengths

• 89.2% surface prediction accuracy
• 4,800 km of road coverage
• Multi-temporal comparison between 2020 and 2024 imagery

Limitations

• Restricted to arterial road classes, excluding local and residential streets
• AI-derived predictions may contain classification errors compared to ground-truth verification

Provenance

Source

HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology)

Collection Method

AI-derived predictions from PlanetScope satellite imagery integrated with OpenStreetMap vector data.

Time Range

2020-2024

Freshness

Based on satellite imagery from 2020 and 2024; last updated March 2026.

Geography

North Macedonia