Yemen Road Network from OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across Yemen, including features tagged with 'highway' such as motorways, residential streets, and footways. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness of the map varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes for aid delivery based on the highway network.
• Assess accessibility to remote communities based on the presence of trails and service roads.
• Plan evacuation corridors using the mapped motorway and street infrastructure.
• Analyze urban versus rural road density for infrastructure development planning.

Strengths

• Covers a comprehensive range of road types, from motorways to trails, as indicated by the 'highway' tag.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is provided under the open ODbL-1.0 license.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but 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 11:25:44.753916; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yemen