Zambia Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modelling
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Description
OpenStreetMap exports of water features across Zambia, provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. 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
Model flood-risk zones based on the mapped network of rivers and streams.
Conduct watershed analysis using the spatial distribution of lakes and water bodies.
Create environmental basemaps for contextual analysis using the comprehensive water feature data.
Strengths
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-15 10:22:12.118574
Geography
Zambia
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0. The description advises cross-checking critical decisions with local field knowledge due to potential regional incompleteness.