Falkland Islands Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

Falkland Islands building footprints exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes every feature tagged as a building, such as residential homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided 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 analysis based on the spatial distribution of structures.
• Infrastructure mapping for facilities like hospitals and schools mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Covers a specific geographic region (Falkland Islands).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update is 2026-05-15.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:07:01.613571

Geography

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)