Qatar Road Network from OpenStreetMap, Including Motorways and Footways

Qatar's road network, exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes all features tagged with the 'highway' key, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. It was contributed by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Route optimization and navigation based on the detailed highway network.
• Accessibility analysis for services and infrastructure based on road types and connectivity.
• Evacuation and emergency planning based on the mapped road hierarchy.
• Spatial analysis of transportation infrastructure density and distribution.

Strengths

• Includes a wide variety of road types, from motorways to trails, as specified by the OSM 'highway' tag.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON) for flexibility.
• Has a clear, open license (ODbL-1.0) governing use and redistribution.

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.
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org)

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:17:03.035517; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Qatar