Saudi Arabia Waterways and Water Bodies from OpenStreetMap

Saudi Arabia's OpenStreetMap export includes all features tagged as waterways, water bodies, or wetlands. The dataset is maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on March 3, 2026. Features may have attributes such as name, waterway type, width, depth, and source.

Use Cases

• Mapping river networks and canals based on the 'waterway' attribute.
• Identifying lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands based on the 'natural' and 'water' tags.
• Analyzing infrastructure features like tunnels and blockages for waterway features.
• Creating bilingual maps using the 'name:en' and 'name:ar' name attributes.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a global collaborative mapping project.
• Includes multiple geometric file formats (GARMIN IMG, GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, SHP, KML) for interoperability.
• Last updated on 2026-03-03 10:15:29.133691.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database matching specific tags.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 10:15:29.133691; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saudi Arabia