Uruguay Road Network from OpenStreetMap, Including Motorways and Trails

OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across Uruguay, including features tagged with `highway`. The data includes motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the network of motorways, streets, and trails.
• Analyze accessibility to services based on the hierarchy of road types.
• Plan evacuation routes using the comprehensive road network data.
• Model transportation infrastructure for urban development projects.

Strengths

• Includes a wide variety of road types, from motorways to trails.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE and SHP.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, suggesting recent data.

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 09:10:43.032132

Geography

Uruguay