Singapore Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Singapore, including every feature tagged as a building. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Data completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, from homes to hospitals.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Data is provided under the ODbL-1.0 license, allowing for sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:40:16.518019

Geography

Singapore