# January 2025

## Source data currency

The following information relates to the currency of the source data used in the creation of this release of OS MasterMap Highways Network:

| Data Source                        | Date             |
| ---------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| GeoPlace Streets Data              | 05 December 2024 |
| Improvement Service Streets Data   | 05 December 2024 |
| OS Road, Path, and Routing Content | 06 December 2024 |

## OS MasterMap Highways Network feature counts

| Roads’ Feature         | Count     |
| ---------------------- | --------- |
| AccessRestriction      | 35 435    |
| FerryLink              | 102       |
| FerryNode              | 132       |
| FerryTerminal          | 132       |
| Hazard                 | 41 834    |
| HighwayDedication      | 3 595 525 |
| Maintenance            | 1 315 080 |
| Reinstatement          | 1 531 458 |
| RestrictionForVehicles | 12 084    |
| Road                   | 853 125   |
| RoadLink               | 8 494 734 |
| RoadNode               | 7 526 809 |
| RoadJunction           | 6 841     |
| SpecialDesignation     | 784 173   |
| Street                 | 1 488 013 |
| Structure              | 1 380 035 |
| TurnRestriction        | 1 046 616 |

| Paths’ Feature     | Count     |
| ------------------ | --------- |
| ConnectingLink     | 1 995 470 |
| ConnectingNode     | 1 852 763 |
| FerryLink          | 112       |
| FerryNode          | 201       |
| FerryTerminal      | 201       |
| HighwayDedication  | 402 416   |
| Maintenance        | 204 361   |
| Path               | 25 327    |
| PathLink           | 3 308 792 |
| PathNode           | 3 910 841 |
| Reinstatement      | 209 659   |
| SpecialDesignation | 12 792    |
| Street             | 255 861   |

## Data issues

In the January 2025 release of OS MasterMap Highways Network:

* There are 110 instances of overlapping path links.
* There are 21 instances where a road link and a path link overlap, representing the same real-world feature (example below).

<figure><img src="/files/NETRRixDV7jAObjNctYS" alt="A map image from OS MasterMap Highways Network showing an example of an overlapping path link and road link."><figcaption><p><em>Example of an overlapping path link and road link.</em></p></figcaption></figure>

* There are 202 road links disconnected from main network or not properly connected at a node; these are not on major parts of the network.
* There are 3 road links which are less than 1m in length.
* There are 289 connecting links which are less than 1m in length.
* There are 17 features in the Street table which have a street type of either Designated Street Name or Officially Described Street and have no associated maintenance record.

## Next release

The next release of OS MasterMap Highways Network is scheduled for **February 2025**.


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