Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) - Ghana Waterways (HOTOSM)
OCHA Humanitarian Data Exchange CKAN dataset of Ghana waterways (rivers, streams, canals, drains) extracted from OpenStreetMap, downloadable as Shapefile/GeoPackage/GeoJSON; part of HDX's extensive African water and WASH dataset collection.
data.humdata.org
At a glance
- Region
- Ghana (Africa)
- Coverage
- National
- Access
- Free
- Category
- UN Organization
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- waterways
- rivers
- geospatial
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
Coverage gaps
Find who lacks safe water or sanitation.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Failure prediction
Predict pipe bursts and plant failures before they happen.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
HDX CKAN API: https://data.humdata.org/api/3/action/package_show?id=hotosm_gha_waterways
Licence: Open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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