Iceland Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

Building footprints across Iceland exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, ranging from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Estimate population density based on building distribution.
• Assess building damage after natural disasters using footprint data.
• Plan urban infrastructure development based on building locations and types.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building, covering a wide range of types.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas likely being less complete than urban areas.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 19:56:30.300193

Geography

Iceland