Montserrat Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Montserrat. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for natural disasters based on building locations.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development based on building distribution.
• Mapping critical facilities like hospitals and schools for resource allocation.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `building=*`.
• Covers a diverse range of building types, from homes to hospitals.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, 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

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:42:58.932484; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Montserrat