---
title: "Way"
description: "A linear feature like a road segment or pedestrian path. Way datasets describe traffic *along* a route."
slug: "/docs/concepts/location-types/way"
last_updated: "2026-08-31"
location_type: "way"
available_metric_count: 2
example_use_case_count: 2
---


# Way

A linear feature like a road segment or pedestrian path. Way datasets describe traffic *along* a route.

## Available metrics

- [Traffic](/docs/concepts/metrics/traffic.md) (what+when) — Aggregated traffic counts on road segments. Segments come from OpenStreetMap (OSM), so every count is keyed to a public, stable way id you can join against your own network data. Coverage is the classified through-road network, from motorway down to tertiary. Currently Nordics-only.
- [Origin-Destination Matrix (Way)](/docs/concepts/metrics/origin-destination-way.md) (how) — Flows along way segments. Currently Nordics-only.


## Location sets of this type

- [Estonian OSM Ways](/docs/datasets/est/location-sets/osm_est.md) — EST
- [Norwegian OSM Ways](/docs/datasets/nor/location-sets/osm_nor.md) — NOR
- [Swedish OSM Ways](/docs/datasets/swe/location-sets/osm_swe.md) — SWE
- [Finnish OSM Ways](/docs/datasets/fin/location-sets/osm_fin.md) — FIN


## Example use cases

- Transportation modeling: estimate daily traffic on a road segment
- Infrastructure planning: identify chronically congested links