Building Footprints Across Gabon from OpenStreetMap

Gabon is the geographic scope of this dataset of building footprints exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides the data, which was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and types.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint data.
• Urban planning analysis based on the spatial distribution of structures.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, covering a wide range of types.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).
• Last updated on 2026-05-15.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 10:42:16.903596; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gabon