Monaco Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Monaco, including features tagged as residential homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more thoroughly mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Includes a diverse range of building types, from residential to institutional.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:13:55.780657; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Monaco