Iran Waterways and Water Bodies from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap features for Iran where tags for 'waterway', 'water', or 'natural' indicate a water-related feature. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-03 03 09:49:10.538562. It includes attributes such as name, waterway type, width, depth, and coverage status.

Use Cases

• Mapping river networks and canals based on the 'waterway' attribute.
• Analyzing the distribution of lakes, wetlands, and bays based on the 'natural' attribute.
• Assessing water feature accessibility and infrastructure based on attributes like 'covered', 'tunnel', and 'blockage'.
• Creating bilingual maps or gazetteers using the 'name:en' and 'name:fa' name fields.

Strengths

• Includes multiple geometric file formats: GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML.
• Attributes suggest detailed feature properties like width, depth, and layer.
• Data is sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, updated on 2026-03-03.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026).

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of OpenStreetMap data matching specific tag filters.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 09:49:10.538562

Geography

Iran