Albania Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Environmental and Risk Analysis

Albania Waterways is a geospatial dataset from OpenStreetMap, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. It contains water features such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds tagged with relevant OSM keys. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-10 and is available in multiple geospatial file formats.

Use Cases

• Model flood risk based on the mapped network of rivers and streams.
• Conduct watershed analysis based on the hydrographic features.
• Create environmental basemaps for Albania based on the water bodies and canals.
• Assess water resource distribution for planning based on the location of lakes and ponds.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Available in several common geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-10 00:52:08.291340; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Albania