Water Features of French Guiana from OpenStreetMap

Water features across French Guiana exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on the spatial distribution of rivers and water bodies.
• Watershed analysis based on the network of rivers and streams.
• Creating environmental basemap context based on the comprehensive water feature geometry.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14 15:50:40.587409.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 15:50:40.587409.

Geography

French Guiana