Fiji Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk and Watershed Analysis

Water features across Fiji exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Model flood-risk based on the mapped network of rivers, streams, and canals.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the spatial distribution of lakes, ponds, and water bodies.
• Create environmental basemaps for Fiji using the comprehensive water feature data.
• Assess water resource availability from the OpenStreetMap-derived waterway network.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while 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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:33:05.237595; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Fiji