Building Footprints of Uganda from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap-derived building footprints across Uganda include every feature tagged `building=*`, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data in GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON formats under an ODbL-1.0 license. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas typically well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint extents.
• Urban planning analysis leveraging the spatial distribution of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

Strengths

• Includes a wide variety of building types, from homes to hospitals and schools.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, JSON).
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas well-represented and remote areas likely sparse.
• 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 (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22 21:57:53.195375; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Uganda