Waterways of Comoros from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modeling

OpenStreetMap water features for Comoros include rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. This export is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Model flood-risk zones based on the mapped network of rivers and streams.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the delineated water bodies and waterways.
• Create environmental basemaps for contextual analysis using the exported water features.

Strengths

• Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Last updated on 2026-05-14 11:44:13.152012.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborative mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:44:13.152012.

Geography

Comoros