British Indian Ocean Territory Building Features from OpenStreetMap

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team provides a geospatial dataset of all OpenStreetMap features tagged as buildings in the British Indian Ocean Territory. The dataset includes attributes such as building type, levels, materials, and address information. It was last updated on 2026-05-05 and is available in multiple geospatial file formats.

Use Cases

• Map building density and distribution based on OpenStreetMap building tags.
• Analyze building types and materials based on the building and building:materials attributes.
• Geocode locations using the addr:full, addr:housenumber, and addr:street fields.
• Assess potential office locations based on the office attribute.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes multiple address components (full, housenumber, street, city) for potential geocoding.
• Available in four common geospatial formats: KML, GEOJSON, SHP, and GEOPACKAGE.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database matching the tag 'building IS NOT NULL'.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 12:21:22.810539; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Indian Ocean Territory