Suriname Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk and Watershed Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports of water features across Suriname, provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on the spatial distribution of rivers, streams, and canals.
• Watershed analysis based on the network of waterways and water bodies.
• Creating environmental basemap context for other geospatial analyses based on the water feature data.
• Assessing water resource availability and distribution across the region.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0), allowing for open use and adaptation.
• It is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by a global community.

Limitations

• OpenStreetMap completeness varies by region; remote areas of Suriname may be incompletely mapped.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale projects.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 00:12:49.487151; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Suriname