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Merge pull request #124 from USACE-RMC/docs/fix/lifesim-usersguide-roadnetworkinfo
Gave users a direct link to download external OpenStreetMap data for LifeSim's road network input
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## Create Road Network Datasets
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Road network datasets can be created by importing information from a polyline shapefile that represents a road network. Another way to import a road
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network dataset is using a bounding polygon shapefile to generate a road network using all available data within the bounding polygon from the
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OpenStreetMap <Citation citationKey="OSM"/> database (refer to [Appendix
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C](./19-appendix-editing-road-network-data-for-use-in-lifesim.mdx) for further information).
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Road network datasets can be created by importing information from a polyline shapefile that represents a road network.
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Primary OpenStreetMap data for North America is
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available <a href="https://download.geofabrik.de/north-america.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.
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Another way to import a road
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network dataset is directly in LifeSim using a bounding polygon shapefile to generate a road network using all available data within the bounding polygon from the
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OpenStreetMap <Citation citationKey="OSM"/> database. Refer to [Appendix
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C](./19-appendix-editing-road-network-data-for-use-in-lifesim.mdx) for further information.
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### Import from a Shapefile
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