Lebanon Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modelling
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Description
Water features across Lebanon 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 (HOT).
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 an environmental basemap context for regional planning based on waterway features.
Strengths
Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
The dataset is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
It is licensed under the ODbL-1.0, allowing for open sharing and adaptation.
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 17:20:52.578314
Geography
Lebanon
Users must comply with the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0). Critical decisions should be cross-checked with local field knowledge due to potential mapping gaps.