Curaçao Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modeling
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6filesGEOPACKAGE
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Description
OpenStreetMap exports provide water features across Curaçao, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was 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 mapped waterway networks.
Conduct watershed analysis using the spatial distribution of rivers and streams.
Create environmental basemaps for contextual analysis using water body features.
Strengths
Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Explicitly includes features tagged with `waterway`, `water`, and `natural=water` from OpenStreetMap.
Limitations
Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-collaborative mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 11:57:05.766692
Geography
Curaçao
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.