Iran Waterways and Water Bodies from OpenStreetMap
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12filesSHP
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Description
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
License is ODbL-1.0 (Open Database License), which requires attribution and share-alike for derivative databases.