British Indian Ocean Territory Waterways from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap features for waterways, water bodies, and wetlands in the British Indian Ocean Territory. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, which includes attributes like name, waterway type, width, and depth. It was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Mapping waterway networks based on the 'waterway' attribute.
• Analyzing water body types and extents based on the 'natural' and 'water' tags.
• Assessing potential infrastructure features like tunnels or blockages based on the 'tunnel' and 'blockage' attributes.

Strengths

• Data is structured with specific OpenStreetMap tags for water features, including 'waterway', 'natural', and 'water'.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (KML, GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE) for interoperability.
• Licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0), allowing for sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update is listed as a future date (2026-05-05).

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database matching specific tags.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 12:20:20.703327

Geography

British Indian Ocean Territory