Waterways of French Polynesia from OpenStreetMap for Environmental Analysis
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Description
Water features across French Polynesia exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.
Use Cases
Flood-risk modeling based on the spatial distribution of rivers, streams, and water bodies.
Watershed analysis using the network of waterways and water bodies.
Creating environmental basemaps for regional planning based on the comprehensive water feature data.
Strengths
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
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.
Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-05-14).
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 23:12:14.398852
Geography
French Polynesia
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative works.