Cayman Islands Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across the Cayman Islands, including every feature tagged as a building. The data is contributed by volunteers and curated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response based on building locations.
• Urban planning analysis based on the spatial distribution of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

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, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:58:51.965211.

Geography

Cayman Islands