Building Footprints Across Cuba from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data provides building footprints across Cuba, where every feature is tagged with `building=*`. The dataset includes structures from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-06-27 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Estimate population distribution based on building density and types.
• Assess potential damage from natural disasters using building location and type data.
• Plan urban development and infrastructure projects based on existing building footprints.
• Analyze the distribution of public facilities like schools and hospitals.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas 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 contributions aggregated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 02:58:06.387157; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cuba