Suriname Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap provides building footprints across Suriname, including residential, commercial, and institutional structures. The data is a volunteer-built export from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, last updated in May 2026. Completeness varies, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Estimate population density based on building footprint distribution.
• Assess damage after natural disasters based on building locations and types.
• Plan urban infrastructure and services based on the spatial arrangement of buildings.

Strengths

• Includes diverse building types such as homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:54:01.715645; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Suriname