Timor-Leste Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Timor-Leste. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes through hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Includes a variety of building types, from residential homes to hospitals and schools.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, while remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:10:55.417771; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Timor-Leste