Waterways of the Isle of Man from OpenStreetMap

Water features across the Isle of Man extracted from OpenStreetMap. The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies tagged with specific OSM keys. 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 water bodies.
• Creating an environmental basemap context for regional planning.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON) for compatibility with various tools.
• Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but 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 and export via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:21:03.420267; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Isle of Man