Building Footprints for Central African Republic from OpenStreetMap

Central African Republic building footprints are derived from OpenStreetMap, where every feature is tagged with `building=*`. The data includes structures from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-06-20 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response by comparing pre- and post-event building footprints.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development using the spatial distribution of buildings.
• Resource allocation planning based on the locations of critical facilities like hospitals and schools.

Strengths

• Includes diverse building types such as residential homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping contributions aggregated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-20 10:40:57.750284; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central African Republic