Sudan Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis
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Description
A road network across Sudan exported from OpenStreetMap, last updated on 2026-05-09. It includes all features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is useful for applications like routing and accessibility analysis.
Use Cases
Plan evacuation routes based on the comprehensive highway network.
Analyze regional accessibility for services based on road types like motorways and residential streets.
Develop routing applications using the network of motorways, service roads, and trails.
Assess infrastructure coverage for development projects based on the mapped road data.
Strengths
Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, covering a wide range of road types.
Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON) for flexibility.
Last updated on 2026-05-09, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while remote areas may be incomplete.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org)
Collection Method
Volunteer-collaborative mapping, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-09 19:38:07.266907; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Sudan
License is ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.