Waterways of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from OpenStreetMap
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Description
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's water features, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies. Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, tagged with keys like `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`, and provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-19.
Use Cases
Flood-risk modelling based on the spatial distribution of rivers and water bodies.
Watershed analysis based on the network of streams and canals.
Creating environmental basemap context based on the inventory of lakes and ponds.
Strengths
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Released under the ODbL-1.0 license, permitting sharing and adaptation.
Limitations
Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; urban areas are likely well-represented while remote areas may be sparse.
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
Collaborative volunteer mapping.
Time Range
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Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-19 09:36:18.911597; freshness should be verified.
Geography
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Users must cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge due to potential mapping gaps.