Building Footprints Across Sao Tome and Principe from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Sao Tome and Principe. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and types.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint locations.
• Urban planning analysis based on the distribution of residential, commercial, and institutional 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

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 2026-05-15 09:54:02.096965; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sao Tome and Principe