Slovakia Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Environmental Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide water features across Slovakia. 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

• Flood-risk modelling based on the distribution of rivers, streams, and water bodies.
• Watershed analysis using the network of waterways and water features.
• Creating environmental basemap context for regional planning based on lakes, ponds, and canals.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15.

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 and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:38:28.684284

Geography

Slovakia