Building Footprints and Attributes for Norway from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Norway containing all features where a building tag is present. The dataset includes attributes such as building type, name, address components, and material, and was last updated on 2026-03-03. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is available in multiple geospatial formats.

Use Cases

• Mapping building density and urban sprawl based on building location data.
• Analyzing building types and materials for construction or energy efficiency studies.
• Geocoding and address validation based on the addr:street and addr:housenumber attributes.
• Creating regional basemaps for humanitarian or disaster response planning.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative and frequently updated global mapping project.
• Includes multiple name attributes (name, name:en, name:no, name:se) for multilingual applications.
• Available in four common geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML) for tool flexibility.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap.

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 09:30:01.413849; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Norway