Ecuador Water Features from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modeling

An OpenStreetMap export of water features across Ecuador, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more comprehensively mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modeling based on the spatial distribution of rivers and streams.
• Watershed analysis using the network of waterways and water bodies.
• Creating environmental basemaps for contextual analysis from the water features.
• Cross-referencing local field knowledge with mapped waterway data for validation.

Strengths

• Includes multiple water feature types (rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds).
• Data is available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, offering a free base layer.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 11:25:58.296988; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ecuador