Provider OpenStreetMap Community Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector (nodes/ways/relations) Temporal Coverage Continuous updates Period current Key variables waterway=, dam=, weir=, canal=, man_made=wastewater_plant, water=treatment_plant, pipeline=water/sewer Access URL License/Terms ODbL 1.0 (Open Database License 1.0) Reliability Medium–High (varies by region;…
Provider McGill / WWF / partners Spatial Coverage Global (lakes > ~10 ha) Spatial Resolution Vector polygons Temporal Coverage Static Period 2016 Key variables Lake polygons + attributes (area, volume estimates) Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial terms) Reliability High…
Provider WWF / HydroSHEDS Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector (scale-independent; ~1:50k–1:500k) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2019 Key variables Rivers and streams (polyline), attributes Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial terms) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID HTTP; GIS shapefiles/GeoPackage DOI EarthEngine_ID
Provider BGS / Africa Groundwater Atlas Spatial Coverage Africa Spatial Resolution Vector (1:5M) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2019–2021 Key variables Aquifer type & productivity; simplified geology; attributes per country Access URL License/Terms CC BY-SA (as noted on Atlas shapefiles)…
Provider BGS (British Geological Survey) Spatial Coverage Africa Spatial Resolution ~5 km (30 arc-sec) rasters Temporal Coverage Static Period 2012 release Key variables Groundwater storage; Aquifer productivity; Depth to groundwater Access URL License/Terms Open (see BGS page for terms)…
Provider McGill / Global Water Systems / partners Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Point (dams), polygon (reservoirs) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2011–present Key variables Dam location/attributes; reservoir polygons & capacity Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial; terms apply) Reliability High…
Provider Oxford / Global Dam Watch / partners Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Point (dams) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2018 Key variables Dam locations from manual digitization Access URL GlobalDamWatch.org – DatabaseGlobalDamWatch.org – GOODD License/Terms Open (terms apply) Reliability High…
Provider WWF / HydroSHEDS Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector (Levels 1–12) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2013 – 2015 Key variables Hierarchical basin polygons Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial terms) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID HTTP; GIS shapefiles DOI EarthEngine_ID
Provider WWF / McGill / partners Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector (linked to HydroBASINS/HydroRIVERS) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2019 Key variables ~50,000 hydro-environmental attributes Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial terms) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID HTTP; GIS packages DOI 10.1038/s41597-019-0142-5…
Provider IGRAC / UNESCO-IHP Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector polygons (map) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2021 Key variables Transboundary aquifer outlines and attributes Access URL License/Terms Open (see map page) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID GGIS interactive map; downloadable packages…