Thailand Roads (OpenStreetMap Export)

OpenStreetMap features for Thailand where the 'highway' tag is not null. The dataset likely contains road segments with attributes such as name, highway type, surface, smoothness, width, lanes, and oneway designation. It is an export from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) on the HDX platform, last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Map road network connectivity and density based on the 'highway' type attribute.
• Assess road surface quality for maintenance planning based on the 'surface' and 'smoothness' attributes.
• Model traffic flow and capacity using the 'lanes' and 'oneway' attributes.
• Generate multilingual maps or navigation systems using the 'name', 'name:en', and 'name:th' attributes.

Strengths

• Includes multiple road-specific attributes such as surface, lanes, and oneway, which are useful for detailed analysis.
• Provides multilingual road names ('name:en', 'name:th'), supporting localization.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (KML, GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap's crowdsourced nature.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export from OpenStreetMap based on the tag 'highway' IS NOT NULL.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 13:38:40.552427; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Thailand