Building Footprints Across Djibouti from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Djibouti, including every feature tagged as a building. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, which was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response based on building locations.
• Urban planning analysis based on the spatial distribution of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:33:01.005469; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Djibouti