Iceland Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk and Watershed Analysis

Water features across Iceland exported from OpenStreetMap. The data 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 modelling based on the mapped network of rivers and streams.
• Watershed analysis using the spatial distribution of lakes and water bodies.
• Creating environmental basemaps for contextual analysis of water features.

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 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 19:58:22.369080

Geography

Iceland