Syrian Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Analysis

Syria's building footprints exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for humanitarian response based on building footprint changes.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development based on building distribution.

Strengths

• Covers all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building (`building=*`).
• Includes diverse building types such as residential homes, hospitals, schools, and places of worship.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 09:33:17.345555; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Syria