Water Features of Palau from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data exports for Palau contain water features such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness of features varies by region, with urban areas typically being more detailed than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on waterway and water body locations.
• Watershed analysis using river and stream network data.
• Creating environmental basemaps for regional planning using natural water features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Features are tagged using established OpenStreetMap keys (waterway, water, natural).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 22:40:59.227667; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Palau