Thailand Waterways and Water Bodies from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap features from Thailand where tags for 'waterway', 'water', or 'natural' water features are present. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-05. Features may include attributes like name, waterway type, width, depth, and source.

Use Cases

• Map river networks and canals based on the 'waterway' attribute.
• Analyze the distribution of water bodies like lakes and wetlands based on the 'natural' tag.
• Assess potential infrastructure features like tunnels or blockages on waterways using the 'tunnel' and 'blockage' attributes.
• Study multilingual place names for water features using the 'name:en' and 'name:th' attributes.

Strengths

• Includes a defined set of 13 potential attributes for each feature, such as name, width, and depth.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial file formats: KML, GEOJSON, SHP, and GEOPACKAGE.
• Derived from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative mapping project with global coverage.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-05-05).

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export from OpenStreetMap based on specific tag filters.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 12:42:02.001175

Geography

Thailand