Building Footprints Across Cyprus from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data provides building footprints tagged across Cyprus, including residential, commercial, and public structures. The dataset is useful for population estimation, damage assessment, and urban planning. It was last updated on 2026-06-27 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Estimate population distribution based on building density and type.
• Assess structural damage after natural disasters using building footprint data.
• Plan urban infrastructure and services based on the location of schools, hospitals, and places of worship.

Strengths

• Includes diverse building types such as 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 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 contributions aggregated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 03:50:23.415232.

Geography

Cyprus