Roads

This California statewide dataset was downloaded from Geofabrik's free download server for California. This server has data extracts from the OpenStreetMap project which are normally updated every day. To simplify the layer, major roads were exported with the following selection of the attribute 'fclass': 5111 = motorway, 5112 = trunk, 5113 = primary, 5114 = secondary, 5121 = unclassified, 5122 = residential, 5123 = living street.

Data and Resources

Field Value
category /Operational Data Layers/Administrative
collection_name California Landscape Metrics
creation_method To simplify the layer, major roads were exported with the following selection of the attribute 'fclass': 5111 = motorway, 5112 = trunk, 5113 = primary, 5114 = secondary, 5121 = unclassified, 5122 = residential, 5123 = living street.
data_units Tabular attributes
data_vintage 09/2022
element Administrative
file_name OSM_majorRoads_CA_2022.shp
format shapefile
metric_definition_and_relevance This California statewide dataset was downloaded from Geofabrik's free download server for California. This server has data extracts from the OpenStreetMap project which are normally updated every day.
source Open Street Map roads based on Tiger Lines (OSM)
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-0.0011170825631606597, 0.00029126706747262666], [-0.0010195146947021934, 0.00029126706747262666], [-0.0010195146947021934, 0.00037830812759205264], [-0.0011170825631606597, 0.00037830812759205264], [-0.0011170825631606597, 0.00029126706747262666]]]}
sub_collection_name Operational Data Layers
Tags
  • major roads
  • openstreetmap
  • transportation network
isopen False
license_id CC-BY-4.0
license_title CC-BY-4.0
metadata_created 2026-10-30T16:14:58.432379
metadata_modified 2026-10-30T16:14:58.432385
notes This California statewide dataset was downloaded from Geofabrik's free download server for California. This server has data extracts from the OpenStreetMap project which are normally updated every day. To simplify the layer, major roads were exported with the following selection of the attribute 'fclass': 5111 = motorway, 5112 = trunk, 5113 = primary, 5114 = secondary, 5121 = unclassified, 5122 = residential, 5123 = living street.
num_resources 4
num_tags 3
title Roads