Waterways of Bangladesh from OpenStreetMap for Environmental Analysis

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