Jamaican Water Features from OpenStreetMap for Environmental Analysis

Water features across Jamaica exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies tagged with relevant 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 spatial distribution of rivers and streams.
• Watershed analysis using the network of waterways and water bodies.
• Creating environmental basemap context for planning using lakes, ponds, and canals.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from a collaborative, free world map (OpenStreetMap).
• Explicitly includes features tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`.

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

Export of volunteered geographic information.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:48:47.905360

Geography

Jamaica