Montserrat Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk and Watershed Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide water features across Montserrat, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this dataset, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Model flood-risk based on waterway and water body locations.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the network of rivers and streams.
• Create environmental basemap context for regional planning.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used collaborative mapping project.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:43:16.424848.

Geography

Montserrat