Uzbekistan Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Analysis

Water features across Uzbekistan exported from OpenStreetMap. 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 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Model flood risk based on the distribution of rivers, streams, and canals.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the network of water features.
• Create environmental basemaps for contextual analysis using lakes, ponds, and water bodies.

Strengths

• Includes multiple water feature types (rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds).
• Data is available in six common geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:54:13.299227; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Uzbekistan