Building Footprints Across Oman from OpenStreetMap

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

Use Cases

• Estimate population distribution based on building density and type.
• Assess potential damage from natural disasters based on building locations.
• Plan urban infrastructure and services based on building footprints.
• Analyze land use patterns from the distribution of building types.

Strengths

• Covers all OpenStreetMap building types, including residential, commercial, and institutional structures.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are likely well-mapped while 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 22:32:36.816293; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oman