Building Footprints Across Martinique from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap provides building footprints across Martinique, including every feature tagged as a building. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports this data, which includes structures from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14, though completeness varies by region.

Use Cases

• Estimate population density based on building footprints and types.
• Assess structural damage after natural disasters using building location data.
• Plan urban development and infrastructure based on the distribution of facilities.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of public services like schools and hospitals.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Covers a wide range of building types, from residential to institutional.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:45:14.811731; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Martinique