Building Footprints Across Qatar from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Qatar, including every feature tagged as a building. The data is contributed by volunteers via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building location data.
• Urban planning analysis leveraging the spatial distribution of residential and public buildings.

Strengths

• Includes a wide range of building types, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:16:44.999110; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Qatar