Building Footprints Across Guinea from OpenStreetMap

Building footprints across Guinea exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and types.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint data.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development analysis.
• Mapping the distribution of public facilities like schools and hospitals.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Covers a wide range of building types, from homes to hospitals and schools.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:09:54.000504; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guinea