Guatemala Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Guatemala, including features tagged as residential, hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for natural disasters based on building footprint locations.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development based on the spatial distribution of buildings.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Covers multiple building types, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 15:46:31.084562; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guatemala