Road Network of Uganda from OpenStreetMap

Uganda's road network includes motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails tagged with the OpenStreetMap `highway` key. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) from volunteer contributions and was last updated on 2026-06-22. Coverage likely reflects mapper activity, with urban areas well represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the mapped road network.
• Analyze regional accessibility based on the presence of motorways and trails.
• Perform routing calculations for vehicles and pedestrians based on highway tags.

Strengths

• Includes multiple road types such as motorways, residential streets, and footways.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas well represented and remote areas potentially sparse.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-06-22.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping contributions aggregated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22 21:59:34.716661

Geography

Uganda