Building Footprints Across Montenegro from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Montenegro. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint data.
• Urban planning analysis based on the spatial distribution of structures.
• Infrastructure mapping for utilities and services using building locations.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Covers multiple building types, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 (https://www.openstreetmap.org)

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Montenegro