Egypt Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap, Exported March 2026

OpenStreetMap features for Egypt where the 'building' tag is not null, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Features may include attributes such as name, building type, levels, materials, and address components. The dataset was last updated on March 3, 2026, and is available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoPackage, GeoJSON, and SHP.

Use Cases

• Map building density and distribution based on the 'building' tag.
• Analyze building types and materials based on the 'building' and 'building:materials' attributes.
• Geocode addresses or study urban morphology based on the 'addr:full', 'addr:street', and 'addr:city' fields.
• Create multi-lingual maps or applications using the 'name:en' and 'name:ar' name tags.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a global collaborative mapping project.
• Includes potential multilingual naming with 'name:en' and 'name:ar' attributes.
• Available in five common geospatial formats: GARMIN IMG, GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, SHP, KML.

Limitations

• Row count and spatial completeness are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics and data quality must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap's crowdsourced nature.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of OpenStreetMap data where tags['building'] IS NOT NULL.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 09:06:31.622440

Geography

Egypt