Congo Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across the Congo region, including every feature tagged as a building. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint data.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development analysis.
• Cross-referencing local field knowledge for validation of mapping completeness.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 11:38:53.006648

Geography

Congo region