Building Footprints of Myanmar from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

OpenStreetMap building footprints across Myanmar, tagged for residential, commercial, and institutional structures. The dataset is useful for population estimation, damage assessment, and urban planning. Coverage reflects volunteer mapping activity, with urban areas likely more complete than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Estimate population distribution based on building density and type.
• Assess building damage after natural disasters for rapid response planning.
• Analyze urban growth patterns and land use based on building locations.
• Plan infrastructure and service delivery by identifying clusters of residential and public buildings.

Strengths

• Includes diverse building types such as homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas sparse.
• 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 Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 15:14:33.042306; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Myanmar