Serbian Waterways and Water Bodies from OpenStreetMap

A 2026 OpenStreetMap export contains water features across Serbia, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data through a collaborative, volunteer-driven mapping process. Completeness of features varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Model flood risk based on the mapped network of rivers and streams.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the spatial distribution of water bodies.
• Create an environmental context basemap for Serbia using the exported water features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from a well-documented, open-source mapping project (OpenStreetMap) with specific tag keys provided.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data completeness varies, with remote areas potentially incomplete as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed geographic data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 00:01:57.164247; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Serbia