Eswatini Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Eswatini. The dataset includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint data.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development analysis.
• Cross-referencing local field knowledge with mapped building completeness.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Covers a diverse range of building types, from residential to institutional.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while 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 2026-05-15 09:07:01.151230; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eswatini