Building Footprints of Eritrea from OpenStreetMap

Eritrea's building footprints are mapped from OpenStreetMap, tagged for residential, commercial, and institutional uses. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated on 2026-06-27. Coverage likely reflects volunteer mapping activity, with urban areas being more complete.

Use Cases

• Estimate population density based on building footprint distribution.
• Assess disaster damage by comparing pre- and post-event building footprints.
• Plan urban infrastructure and services based on building locations and types.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Multiple file formats are available, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• The dataset is licensed under ODbL-1.0, permitting sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Coverage is described as sparse in remote areas, reflecting volunteer mapper activity.
• 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 and compilation by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 05:33:21.091201

Geography

Eritrea