Waterways of Bangladesh from OpenStreetMap for Environmental Analysis
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Description
Water features across Bangladesh exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14.
Use Cases
Model flood risk based on the mapped network of rivers and streams.
Conduct watershed analysis using the spatial distribution of water bodies.
Create environmental basemaps for contextual analysis from the OSM-derived water features.
Strengths
Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Limitations
Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while 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 and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 00:53:56.062737; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Bangladesh
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge due to variable completeness.