Building Footprints Across the Democratic Republic of the Congo from OpenStreetMap

Building footprints across the Democratic Republic of the Congo exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-11 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and types.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint changes.
• Urban planning analysis based on the distribution of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, covering a wide range of types.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-11, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 2026-05-11 16:43:13.936402

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo