Building Footprints Across Austria from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports from May 2026 contain building footprints across Austria. The dataset includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) as part of their HDX exports grid.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint data.
• Urban planning and development analysis using building locations.
• Infrastructure mapping and service allocation based on building distribution.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Covers a wide range of building types, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).

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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13.

Geography

Austria