Belarus Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modelling

OpenStreetMap exports provide water features across Belarus, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas usually well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on the spatial distribution of rivers and water bodies.
• Watershed analysis using the network of streams and canals.
• Creating an environmental basemap context from lakes and ponds.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, suggesting recent compilation.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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-collaborated mapping exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:21:07.830805.

Geography

Belarus