Water Features Across Aruba from OpenStreetMap

Water features across Aruba exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies tagged with relevant OSM keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-12 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on the mapped network of rivers and streams.
• Watershed analysis using the delineation of lakes and water bodies.
• Creating environmental basemaps for context using the comprehensive water feature data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is explicitly tagged with OSM keys `waterway`, `water`, and `natural=water` for consistent feature identification.
• It was last updated on 2026-05-12, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 12:02:08.763389

Geography

Aruba