Central African Republic Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across the Central African Republic, including features tagged as residential homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Estimate population distribution based on building density and type.
• Assess damage to infrastructure after a disaster based on building footprint data.
• Plan urban development and service allocation based on the location of schools, hospitals, and residential areas.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building (`building=*`), covering a wide range of types.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, suggesting recent data collection.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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.

Geography

Central African Republic