Railway Features for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands include all features tagged as 'rail' or 'station'. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-03-03. Features may have attributes such as name, elevation, operator type, and address details.

Use Cases

• Map railway infrastructure based on OpenStreetMap 'rail' and 'station' tags.
• Analyze station locations and attributes like name and elevation.
• Study infrastructure ownership and operation based on the operator:type attribute.
• Perform spatial analysis of railway networks in a remote island territory.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative global mapping project.
• Features are available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML.
• Dataset includes potential attributes for names, addresses, and operational details.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of OpenStreetMap features matching specific tags.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 10:53:28.089152; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands