Finding Network Data for Route Optimisation in Saudi Arabia using ArcGIS?

Question

I have to do a route optimisation through ArcGIS vrp solver for 1200 pizza drop points/daily, for a city based in Saudia Arabia.

Where can i get the road network dataset?

Answer 1

You can use the OSM(OpenStreetMaps) road data, take a look at How to extract primary and secondary roads from OSM data? and also look at this question from the OpenStreetMap Help as well.

Answer 2

This sounds like an OSM issue to me.

You can obtain the data for Saudi Arabia (GCC States) here e.g.: http://download.geofabrik.de/asia/gcc-states.html.

A close look at the data will be required, and if it fits for your application depends strongly on the mapping quality, but i did some routing application for germany with the related data and for me it worked great!

Additional hint for data processing: If you consider using open source thing for this, a blog post from Anita Graser is helpful: http://anitagraser.com/2011/02/07/a-beginners-guide-to-pgrouting/. Since ArcGIS 10.4 should access PostGIS, perhaps this worth a consideration.