Grenada Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Environmental Analysis
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Description
Water features across Grenada exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Use Cases
Flood-risk modelling 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 using lakes, ponds, and canals.
Strengths
Includes multiple water feature types such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 19:50:59.446824; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Grenada
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0, which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.