Zimbabwe Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modelling

OpenStreetMap exports provide water features across Zimbabwe, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Last updated 2026-05-15 09:48:13.038488.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:48:13.038488.

Geography

Zimbabwe