Egypt Waterways and Water Bodies from OpenStreetMap
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Description
OpenStreetMap features from Egypt where tags for 'waterway', 'water', or 'natural' indicate a water-related feature. The dataset includes attributes such as name, waterway type, width, depth, and blockage. It was last updated on 2026 03 03 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.
Use Cases
Mapping river networks and canals based on the 'waterway' attribute.
Analyzing the physical characteristics of water bodies based on 'width' and 'depth' fields.
Identifying wetlands and bays for ecological studies based on the 'natural' tag.
Assessing infrastructure features like tunnels or blockages on waterways.
Strengths
Includes multiple name fields (name, name:en, name:ar) for localization.
Provides multiple export formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML) for flexibility.
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative, open-source mapping project.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
Collection Method
Export of OpenStreetMap features matching specific tags.
Time Range
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Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-03 09:48:44.831972; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Egypt
License is ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.