Venezuela Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Routing and Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across Venezuela, including features tagged with `highway` such as motorways, residential streets, and trails. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export on HDX, last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes for emergency response based on the comprehensive highway network.
• Analyze accessibility to services based on the inclusion of footways and trails.
• Plan evacuation scenarios using the detailed classification of road types from motorways to service roads.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`, providing a wide range of road types.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, indicating recent maintenance.

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-collaborative mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 11:03:56.565354

Geography

Venezuela