OSNI Open Data 50K Transport: Roads and Railways of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's road and railway network is detailed in this vector dataset from the OSNI Open Data initiative. The transport layer includes motorways, A, B, C class roads, and minor roads, along with road names and railways. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service under the Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Map road network connectivity and density based on the described road classes.
• Analyze transportation infrastructure for regional planning based on the vector road and railway data.
• Create basemaps for navigation or logistics applications using the detailed road names and classifications.

Strengths

• Includes all major and minor road classifications (motorways, A, B, C class) for Northern Ireland.
• Provides road names and railway information as a vector dataset.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (KML, ESRI SHAPE, GEOJSON, CSV, JSON).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Northern Ireland