El Salvador Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports contain building footprints across El Salvador, including every feature tagged as a building. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Estimate population density based on building footprint distribution.
• Assess potential damage from natural disasters based on building locations.
• Plan urban infrastructure and services based on building types and spatial patterns.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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 2026-05-14.

Geography

El Salvador