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9 datasets about transport in Rwanda.

Rwanda: Road Surface Data

This dataset provides detailed information on road surfaces from OpenStreetMap (OSM), distinguishing between **paved** and **unpaved** roads across the region. Surface classification is derived using a hybrid deep learning approach. For methodological details, see: http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19874 Recently, we also published a new country-level dataset based on PlanetScope satellite imagery with near-complete coverage of all arterial roads. It is available on HDX under the name Rwanda **Planet** Road Surface. The corresponding paper is available at: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.04092 Road Surface Statistics Approximately 0.1256 million km of roads are mapped in OSM in this region. Based on AI-derived estimates: - Paved roads: 0.007 million km (5.6084%) - Unpaved roads: 0.0353 million km (28.0629%) About 0.0833 million km (66.3287%) of road surface information is missing in OSM. To reduce this gap, the Mapillary-derived road surface dataset provides an additional 0.0001 million km (0.1191%) of the missing surface information. Intended Use This dataset supports transportation planning, infrastructure analysis, climate emissions assessment, and GIS applications. AI Features - **pred_class**: Model-predicted surface class ("paved" or "unpaved") - **pred_label**: Binary label (0 = paved, 1 = unpaved) - **osm_surface_class**: Surface classification derived from OSM tags - **combined_surface_osm_priority**: Combined classification prioritizing OSM - **combined_surface_DL_priority**: Combined classification prioritizing DL prediction - **n_of_predictions_used**: Number of predictions used for estimation - **predicted_length**: Predicted length based on DL estimation (meters) - **DL_mean_timestamp**: Mean timestamp of predictions used OSM Attributes - **name** - **name:en** - **name:* (local language)** - **highway** - **surface** - **smoothness** - **width** - **lanes** - **oneway** - **bridge** - **layer** - **source** Urban Classification Attributes - **continent** - **country_iso_a2** - **urban** (0 = rural, 1 = urban) - **urban_area** - **osm_id** - **osm_type** Data Sources The dataset originates from OpenStreetMap (OSM) and is augmented with deep learning predictions based on Mapillary street-level imagery, combined with the GHSU Global Human Settlement Urban Layer 2019 and AFRICAPOLIS 2020 urban layer. More HeiGIT datasets: https://data.humdata.org/organization/heidelberg-institute-for-geoinformation-technology More information: https://heigit.org/ Contact: communications@heigit.org

Transport · HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology)
Airports of Rwanda

Airports and aviation infrastructure: airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites tagged via `aeroway`, `building`, or `emergency`. Useful for logistics, evacuation routing, and aerial-response planning. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: aeroway, building, emergency - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Transport · Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
Roads of Rwanda

Road network across the area tagged `highway=*`: motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. Useful for routing, accessibility analysis, and evacuation planning. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: highway - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Transport · Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
Sea Ports of Rwanda

Sea ports, harbours and ferry terminals. Useful for maritime logistics, supply-chain analysis, and coastal access planning. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: industrial=port, harbour, port, amenity=ferry_terminal, building=ferry_terminal - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Transport · Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
Accessibility: Travel time-cost to major cities (Rwanda - ~ 500 m)

Accessibility to major cities dataset is modelled as raster-based travel time/cost analysis, computed for the largest cities (>100k habitants) in the country. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (or optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Justeen De Ocampo](mailto:justeen.deocampo@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Produced using OpenStreetMap data for roads, railways, rivers; UN Map country border; The HydroSHEDS 15' resolution GRID for the DEM, GHSL - Global Human Settlement Layer. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for accessibility to major cities (Rwanda ~ 500m)

Transport · Hand-in-Hand
Accessibility: Travel time-cost to regional cities (Rwanda - ~ 500 m)

Accessibility to regional cities dataset is modelled as raster-based travel time/cost analysis, computed for the largest cities surrounding the country. The following cities are included: City - Population Bukavu - 1 012 053 Mwanza - 830 342 Dodoma - 570 629 Goma - 1 101 306 Bujumbura - 1 192 554 Kampala - 4 101 302 Mombasa - 1 535 899 Dar es Salaam - 5 572 776 Nairobi - 7 626 752 This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (or optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Justeen De Ocampo](mailto:justeen.deocampo@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Produced using OpenStreetMap data for roads, railways, rivers; UN Map country border; The HydroSHEDS 15' resolution GRID for the DEM, PopulationData.net. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for accessibility to regional cities (Rwanda ~ 500m)

Transport · Hand-in-Hand
Rwanda - Airports and Airstrips

Point locations of airports, airstrips and airfields in Rwanda. Each feature includes the facility name, type, elevation and runway information where available. Use this layer for aviation planning, accessibility analysis, emergency response logistics, and transport network mapping.

Transport · HDX - Humanitarian Data Exchange
Rwanda - Seaports and Harbours

Locations of seaports, harbours and maritime infrastructure in Rwanda. Includes commercial ports, fishing harbours and ferry terminals. Use this layer for maritime transport planning, trade logistics analysis, coastal zone management, and shipping route mapping.

Transport · HDX - Humanitarian Data Exchange
Rwanda Railways (OpenStreetMap Export)

This theme includes all OpenStreetMap features in this area matching ( Learn what tags means here ) : tags['railway'] IN ('rail','station') Features may have these attributes: - name - name:en - railway - ele - operator:type - layer - addr:full - addr:city - source - name:fr - name:rw - name:sw This dataset is one of many OpenStreetMap exports on HDX. See the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team website for more information.

Transport · Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)