Panama Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports contain every feature tagged as a building across Panama, from residential homes to hospitals and schools. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for natural disasters based on building location and footprint.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development based on the spatial distribution of structures.
• Cross-referencing local field knowledge with mapped building data for validation.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Covers a wide range of building types, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but 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-collaborated mapping exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:36:44.050155; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Panama