Palestinian Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports contain every feature tagged as a building across the region, from residential homes to hospitals and schools. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. 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 following conflicts or natural disasters based on building footprint changes.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development based on the spatial distribution of buildings.
• Cross-referencing local field knowledge with mapped building data for validation.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `building=*`, covering a wide range of structures.
• Data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), a recognized organization in the field.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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-collaborative mapping via the OpenStreetMap project.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:07:46.327658

Geography

Palestine, State of