Building Footprints Across Paraguay from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints for every feature tagged as a building across Paraguay. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Estimate population distribution based on building density and type.
• Assess potential damage from natural disasters using building location data.
• Plan urban development and infrastructure based on existing building footprints.
• Cross-reference local field knowledge for mapping accuracy in remote areas.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, from homes to hospitals and schools.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is provided under the open ODbL-1.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies geographically, with remote areas likely being less complete than urban centers.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap project.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:01:53.266007.

Geography

Paraguay