Solomon Islands Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Hydrological Analysis

OpenStreetMap water features across the Solomon Islands, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. It is built from volunteer contributions and is tagged for features related to `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`.

Use Cases

• Model flood risk based on mapped waterway and water body locations.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the network of rivers and streams.
• Create environmental basemaps for contextual analysis using lakes and ponds data.

Strengths

• Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Released under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0), allowing for sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while 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, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:45:26.607474; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Solomon Islands