Syrian Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

OpenStreetMap-derived building footprints across Syria, tagged for residential, hospital, school, and place of worship uses. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-06-22. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas typically well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Estimate population distribution based on building density and type.
• Assess damage to infrastructure by comparing building footprints over time.
• Plan urban development and service allocation using building location data.
• Map critical facilities like hospitals and schools for emergency response.

Strengths

• Includes multiple building types (residential, hospitals, schools, places of worship).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with sparse data likely in remote areas.
• 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 mapping contributions aggregated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22 19:10:42.372503; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Syria