Spain Waterways and Water Bodies from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap features for Spain matching tags for waterways, water bodies, and wetlands. The dataset is an export from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-05. Features may include attributes such as name, waterway type, width, depth, and source.

Use Cases

• Map waterway networks based on the 'waterway' attribute.
• Analyze water body distribution based on the 'natural' and 'water' tags.
• Assess infrastructure features like tunnels or blockages on waterways based on the 'tunnel' and 'blockage' attributes.
• Create bilingual maps using the 'name:en' and 'name:es' name attributes.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, KML, and SHP.
• Includes a defined set of 13 potential attributes for features, such as name, width, and depth.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative, open-source mapping project.

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 OpenStreetMap features matching specific tags.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 13:02:32.954070; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spain