Building Footprints Across Trinidad and Tobago from OpenStreetMap

Trinidad and Tobago building footprints exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes every feature tagged as a building, ranging from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint data.
• Urban planning and infrastructure development analysis based on building locations.

Strengths

• Includes every OpenStreetMap feature tagged as a building, covering a wide range of types from homes to hospitals.
• Available in multiple geospatial file 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.
• 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 09:33:27.042735

Geography

Trinidad and Tobago