Papua New Guinea Water Features from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for water features across Papua New Guinea includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Model flood risk based on mapped river and stream networks.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the spatial distribution of water bodies.
• Create environmental basemaps for context using the geospatial water features.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used collaborative mapping project.
• Includes multiple feature types such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Available in several common geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:44:34.086352; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Papua New Guinea