Building Footprints Across Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The data includes features tagged as buildings, ranging from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. Completeness varies, with urban areas likely being well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Estimate population distribution based on building density and type.
• Assess potential damage from natural disasters based on building locations.
• Plan urban development and infrastructure based on existing building footprints.

Strengths

• Includes a variety of building types, from residential to institutional.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborated mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:38:22.149433; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines