Waterways of Antigua and Barbuda from OpenStreetMap
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Description
Water features across Antigua and Barbuda exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-13 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.
Use Cases
Flood-risk modelling based on waterway and water body locations.
Watershed analysis using the network of rivers and streams.
Creating environmental basemaps for contextual mapping of water features.
Strengths
Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
Exported from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
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).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-13 23:50:20.397374
Geography
Antigua and Barbuda
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.