Armenia Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Armenia, including every feature tagged as a building. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-13. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Estimate population density based on building footprint distribution.
• Assess building damage after a disaster based on changes to the footprint inventory.
• Plan urban infrastructure and services based on the location of schools, hospitals, and places of worship.
• Analyze land use patterns by categorizing building types across a region.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Covers the entire geographic region of Armenia.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data completeness varies, with remote areas likely less complete than urban centers.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 19:53:30.915509

Geography

Armenia