Building Footprints Across Belize from OpenStreetMap

Building footprints across Belize exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for natural disasters using building footprint data.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development based on the spatial distribution of structures.
• Cross-referencing local field knowledge with volunteered geographic information.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, covering multiple structure types.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:25:09.896729; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Belize