Assessing the Accuracy and Completeness of OpenStreetMap Sidewalks: A Comparative Study With Google Street View

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Compares the walkability geospatial database OpenStreetMap (OSM) with Google Street View (GSV) to analyze its accuracy and completeness in providing sidewalk data. Examines the agreement between OSM and GSV for pedestrian-accessible roads in 141 census tracts in Maryland. Includes a census tract-level map of Maryland, breakdowns of social vulnerability index variables by population density group, and discussion of how OSM and GSV images perform in rural areas.

Brianne L. Nichols, Caroline Groth, Tyler D. Quinn

Preventing Chronic Disease, 23

10/2026

Infrastructure · Research methods and resources · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Maryland