Angola Water Features from OpenStreetMap for Environmental Analysis

OpenStreetMap water features across Angola, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which was last updated on 2026-05 10. Completeness varies, with urban areas likely more detailed than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modeling based on the network of rivers, streams, and canals.
• Watershed analysis based on the delineation of lakes, ponds, and water bodies.
• Creating environmental context basemaps based on the `waterway`, `water`, and `natural=water` tags.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes multiple feature types: rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-10 00:52:39.429449

Geography

Angola