Saint Barthélemy Waterways from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for water features across Saint Barthélemy, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on the location and type of water features.
• Watershed analysis based on the network of rivers and streams.
• Creating an environmental basemap for contextual analysis based on lakes, ponds, and water bodies.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:13:27.127377; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Barthélemy