Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Waterways from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide water features across Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Model flood risk based on mapped waterways and water bodies.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the network of rivers and streams.
• Create environmental basemaps for contextual analysis of the region.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, indicating recent maintenance.

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 2026-05-15 10:38:22.895391; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines