Central African Republic Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Environmental Analysis

Water features across the Central African Republic region exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Model flood-risk based on the distribution of rivers, streams, and water bodies.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the network of waterways and lakes.
• Create environmental basemaps for regional planning using the water feature context.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple water feature types such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:42:45.938319.

Geography

Central African Republic region