Slovakia Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Slovakia, including residential, commercial, and institutional structures. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Estimate population density based on building footprints.
• Assess damage after natural disasters based on building locations and types.
• Plan urban development and infrastructure projects based on existing structures.
• Analyze the distribution of public facilities like schools and hospitals.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building, from homes to hospitals.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:32:44.750101.

Geography

Slovakia