Venezuela Earthquake 2026 Geospatial Layers from OSM and Overture

OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps data layers for the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026. The dataset bundles nine layers, including buildings, roads, points of interest, and emergency facilities, contributed by volunteers through the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. It covers the affected area, including the epicentral region and the urban areas of Caracas and La Guaira.

Use Cases

• Damage assessment and infrastructure analysis based on building and road network layers.
• Emergency response planning based on layers of health facilities, emergency facilities, and points of interest.
• Urban impact analysis for Caracas and La Guaira based on building density and prediction layers.
• Validating AI-based damage assessments using the provided reference data link.

Strengths

• Combines nine distinct geospatial layers from two sources: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps.
• Covers a defined bounding box (69.76°W–65.78°W, 8.70°N–11.51°N) for the affected region.
• Includes machine-derived building footprints from Overture to fill gaps in volunteer-mapped OSM data.
• Data is updated as mapping progresses via the HOTOSM Tasking Manager.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Building density and prediction layers cover only the Caracas and La Guaira urban areas.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Volunteer contributions through the HOTOSM Tasking Manager, supplemented by machine-derived data from Overture Maps.

Time Range

June 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-09 10:50:33.779271; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Venezuela, specifically the area affected by the M7.5 earthquake including the epicentral region, Caracas, and La Guaira.