Transportation infrastructure, highway network and building vulnerability baselines — Geofabrik OpenStreetMap Nepal & HOT

Outcome
Completed
Search date
Source
Geofabrik GmbH & Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
Reference
RUN-20260915-061
Aim
Recover comprehensive open-access vector infrastructure baselines, including road classifications, bridge locations, settlement footprints, and critical public assets along the Pasang Lhamu corridor.
Source and interface
Geofabrik GmbH & Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) — Geofabrik Download Server & HOT Tasking Export Tool
Search method
Query Geofabrik Nepal regional extract server for nepal-latest.osm.pbf and shapefile road/bridge layers; query HOT export portal for building footprints and humanitarian facilities in Rasuwa and Nuwakot Districts. Extract and validate pre-disaster infrastructure layers.
Criteria
CriterionNepal nationwide extract clipped to Bagmati Province / Rasuwa District. Highway, bridge, and building vector geometries.
Coverage
Complete vector geometry of Pasang Lhamu Highway (NH03), feeder roads, suspension bridges, masonry bridges, and residential building footprints in Timure, Rasuwagadhi, Syabrubesi, and Betrawati.
Stopping rule
Exhaust complete OSM vector layers and validated HOT building footprints for the hazard zone.
Result

2 authoritative infrastructure collections recovered across 4 assets: Geofabrik OSM Nepal complete road/bridge vector package and HOT building footprint inventory for Rasuwa.

Resource links below show the completed assessment outcomes. The search result above records discovery at the search date.

Geofabrik OpenStreetMap Nepal rolling extracts

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Building Footprints and Settlement Inventory (HOT Nepal) — Excluded