Honduras Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modelling

OpenStreetMap exports provide water features across Honduras, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on the distribution of rivers, streams, and water bodies.
• Watershed analysis using the network of waterways and natural water features.
• Creating environmental basemap context for Honduras using lakes, ponds, and canals.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:00:36.889464; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Honduras