{"id":18774,"date":"2021-08-06T07:18:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T07:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rmsi.com\/blog\/?p=18774"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:20:00","slug":"enhancing-indias-high-priority-road-network-in-openstreetmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rmsi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/enhancing-indias-high-priority-road-network-in-openstreetmap\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing India\u2019s High Priority Road Network in OpenStreetMap"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a community sourced and largest volunteered Geographic Information platform in the world. OSM is characterized by its dynamic map and the active community of the millions of mappers. These maps are available free of cost and are constantly improving each day.<\/p>\n

Map Intelligence with OpenStreetMap (OSM):
\n<\/strong>There are various online mapping platforms that provide mapping services across the globe, and one such popular open-source platform is OSM, a free and openly editable map of the world. OSM is a web-based public platform that collects data describing the position of roads, rivers, towns, point of interests, etc. used to create maps.<\/p>\n

While working on a\u00a0national mapping project to improve road coverage in India, RMSI witnessed major road networks that needs\u00a0up\u00a0gradation and modification on OpenStreetMap (OSM).<\/em><\/p>\n

Hence, RMSI initiated work\u00a0towards enhancement and upgradation\u00a0of High Priority Road\u00a0(HPR) network in OSM data across the country (India) with the help of latest available imagery.<\/b><\/p>\n

At RMSI, we\u00a0are committed to addressing global issues of human habitation, security & safety connected with food, calamities, use of natural resources. While assessing solutions to the above major road challenges,\u00a0our mapping experts noticed that a lot of priority roads didn\u2019t even exist on most of the maps and there is a need to create and modify the road network as per updated imageries in OSM.<\/p>\n

We believe strongly that the solution to most problems starts with getting the right data.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In our previous two blogs, Spreading Awareness About Mapping on OSM, a Free and Openly Editable Map of the World<\/a><\/span> we highlighted about a workshop conducted by RMSI on OSM (OpenStreetMap)<\/a><\/span>awareness and Enhancing India\u2019s Health Facility Database in OpenStreetMap<\/a>.<\/span> Our latest blog focuses on RMSI\u2019s expertise and knowledge implementation of the existing High Priority Road (HPR) Network in India.<\/em><\/p>\n

High Priority Roads (HPR) in OSM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any road, route, way, or thoroughfare on land connecting one location to another, paved or otherwise, improved to allow travel by some conveyance is a highway in OSM.\u00a0Having\u00a0based on the real-time features, these highways are classified under different categories, considering their importance in road navigation.<\/em><\/p>\n

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High Priority Roads<\/strong><\/p>\n

High Priority Roads (HPR) are the highest tier of road classification which establishes connectivity from one city to another city or a state to another, accessed by majority of people and thus, form a logical road network connectivity across the country.<\/p>\n

India has the second-largest road network in the world at about 62.16 lakh km. The National Highways and Expressways measure 1,36,440 km and State Highways measure 1,76,818 km and other roads measure 59,02,539 km as of FY 2020-21.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Indian High Priority Roads are categorized into four different types, such as:<\/p>\n