Libya Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

Building footprints across Libya 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 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for humanitarian response by analyzing building footprints.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development using building location data.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, covering multiple types.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, indicating recent maintenance.

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 2026-05-14.

Geography

Libya