Building Footprints Across Luxembourg from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports contain building footprints across Luxembourg, including every feature tagged as a building. The data includes structures 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 (HOT).

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint data.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development analysis.
• Cross-referencing building locations with local field knowledge for validation.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but 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-collaborated mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:00:56.486456; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Luxembourg