Mexico Building Footprints and Attributes from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap building features for Mexico, where the 'building' tag is not null. The dataset likely contains polygon geometries and attributes such as name, building type, levels, materials, and address components. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-03-03.

Use Cases

• Mapping building density and urban sprawl based on building footprint locations.
• Analyzing building types and materials for infrastructure assessment based on the 'building' and 'building:materials' attributes.
• Geocoding and address validation using the 'addr:full', 'addr:housenumber', and 'addr:street' fields.
• Identifying commercial or office structures using the 'office' attribute tag.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: SHP, GEOJSON, GEOPACKAGE, and KML.
• Attributes are defined according to the OpenStreetMap tagging schema, providing semantic consistency.
• The dataset is licensed under ODbL-1.0, a well-known open data license.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-03-03).

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 10:31:07.486741

Geography

Mexico