Venezuela Building Footprints from OpenStreetMap

A 2026 export of building footprints across Venezuela from OpenStreetMap. It includes every feature tagged as a building, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is available in multiple geospatial formats.

Use Cases

• Population estimation based on building density and type.
• Damage assessment for disaster response using building footprint baselines.
• Urban planning analysis based on the spatial distribution of structures.
• Infrastructure mapping for services like schools and hospitals based on tagged building types.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `building=*`, covering a wide range of structure types.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, suggesting recent data collection.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but 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-collaborated mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:11:04.205180

Geography

Venezuela