Antarctica Waterways and Water Bodies from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap features from Antarctica where tags for 'waterway', 'water', or 'natural' attributes like 'water', 'wetland', or 'bay' are present. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-05. It includes potential attributes such as name, waterway type, width, depth, and tunnel status.

Use Cases

• Mapping Antarctic hydrological networks based on the 'waterway' attribute.
• Analyzing the distribution of water bodies and wetlands based on the 'natural' attribute.
• Assessing physical characteristics of waterways using the 'width' and 'depth' attributes.
• Studying man-made water features and infrastructure using the 'tunnel' and 'covered' attributes.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, providing a community-vetted base.
• Includes multiple geometric file formats (KML, GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE) for interoperability.
• Last updated 2026-05-05 12:19:00.550695, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap's volunteer-driven collection.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database matching specific tag filters.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 12:19:00.550695; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Antarctica