Road Network Across Tonga from OpenStreetMap

A road network dataset for Tonga, exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes features tagged with 'highway', such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. The data was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the network of motorways and residential streets.
• Assess accessibility to services or areas using the hierarchy of road types.
• Plan evacuation routes by analyzing the connectivity of the road network.
• Map pedestrian and trail infrastructure for non-motorized transport planning.

Strengths

• Includes a variety of road types, from motorways to footways and trails.
• Covers the entire region of Tonga.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is licensed under the open ODbL-1.0 license.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:54:02.621782; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tonga