Uruguay Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide building footprints across Uruguay. The data includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this dataset, which was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for natural disasters using building location data.
• Urban planning analysis leveraging the spatial distribution of residential and public buildings.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged as a building, covering a wide range of types.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, indicating recent maintenance.

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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:47:43.531015

Geography

Uruguay