Building Footprints Across Colombia for Population and Damage Assessment

OpenStreetMap data provides building footprints across Colombia, tagged for types such as residential homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The dataset is maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-19. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint locations.
• Urban planning analysis based on the distribution of residential and public service buildings.

Strengths

• Includes diverse building types such as residential, hospitals, schools, and places of worship.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

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 is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and collaborative contributions.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 10:02:54.581777; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia