Building Footprints and Attributes for Kosovo from OpenStreetMap

An OpenStreetMap export for Kosovo containing all features where the 'building' tag is not null. The dataset likely contains polygon geometries for structures and associated attributes such as name, building type, levels, materials, and address components. It was last updated on 2026 03 03 09:07:38.968353 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Mapping building density and urban sprawl based on building polygon locations.
• Classifying building types (e.g., residential, commercial) based on the 'building' and 'office' attribute tags.
• Estimating building volume or capacity using the 'building:levels' attribute.
• Geocoding and address validation based on 'addr:street', 'addr:housenumber', and 'addr:city' fields.
• Analyzing building material distribution for risk assessment or sustainability studies using the 'building:materials' tag.

Strengths

• Includes multilingual name attributes ('name:en', 'name:sq', 'name:sr') for localization.
• Provides multiple common geospatial file formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML).
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative, open-license mapping project.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database where tags['building'] IS NOT NULL.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 09:07:38.968353; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kosovo