Built Up Areas in the Philippines

Built Up Areas in the Philippines, published by OCHA Philippines on the HDX platform. The data is provided in SHP format, a common vector data format for geospatial information. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Urban growth modeling and analysis (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Infrastructure planning and risk assessment (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Population distribution estimation using built-up area proxies (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by OCHA Philippines, a humanitarian organization.
• Available in SHP format, a standard for geospatial vector data.
• Last updated on 2026-06-23.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Philippines

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23.

Geography

Philippines