Rwanda Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

Building footprints across Rwanda exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for buildings following natural disasters.
• Urban planning analysis using building footprint locations and distributions.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building.
• Covers multiple building types such as 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 while remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:30:22.883296; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rwanda