Pakistan Building Footprints and Attributes from OpenStreetMap

An OpenStreetMap export for Pakistan containing all features where the 'building' tag is not null. The dataset includes attributes such as building type, levels, materials, and address information. It was last updated on 2026-03-03 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Urban density analysis based on building footprint locations and building:levels data
• Infrastructure mapping and planning based on building type and address attributes
• Material usage studies based on the building:materials tag
• Address validation and geocoding systems based on addr:full, addr:street, and addr:city fields

Strengths

• Includes multiple address components (full, housenumber, street, city) for geolocation
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GARMIN IMG, GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, SHP, KML)
• Data is sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is 2026-03-03

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

OpenStreetMap export filtered for features where tags['building'] IS NOT NULL

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 09:29:09.662723

Geography

Pakistan