Waterways of Bosnia and Herzegovina from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Bosnia and Herzegovina includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Model flood-risk based on the mapped network of rivers, streams, and canals.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the spatial distribution of lakes, ponds, and water bodies.
• Create an environmental basemap context for regional planning using the OSM-derived water features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Explicitly includes features tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water` from OpenStreetMap.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:10:29.311666; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bosnia and Herzegovina