Malaysia Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Malaysia, including residential, commercial, and institutional structures. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building location data.
• Urban planning and land-use analysis based on building distribution.
• Infrastructure mapping and service delivery planning for utilities.

Strengths

• Data includes a wide range of building types, from homes to hospitals and schools.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:59:38.186166

Geography

Malaysia