DBGT: Building Theme for Lombardy Region

Lombardy Region's Geo-Topographical Database (DBGT) Building theme defines permanent building artifacts. The data groups buildings by volumetric units and characterizes them with architectural details like balconies and cover elements like roofs. It is provided by the Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale via an INSPIRE download service.

Use Cases

• Urban density analysis based on building volumetric units.
• Cadastral mapping and property registry updates based on building classifications.
• 3D city modeling based on architectural details and cover elements like roofs and domes.
• Land-use zoning studies based on building intended uses (residential, productive, recreational).

Strengths

• Data is structured according to the INSPIRE directive, suggesting standardized geospatial interoperability.
• The description provides a detailed thematic breakdown of building classes and attributes.

Limitations

• Row count and data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Two listed classes ('Building Box' and 'Cadastral parcel') are noted as currently containing no data.

Provenance

Source

Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale

Collection Method

Likely derived from regional topographic and cadastral surveys.

Geography

Lombardy Region, Italy