Overture Maps Buildings
Overture Buildings provides global building polygons with height, levels, and type attributes, updated monthly from multiple sources.
Format
GeoJSON / Parquet
Geometry
Polygon (building footprints)
Coverage
Global
Resolution
Building-level polygons
About this dataset
Overture Maps Foundation's global 3D building dataset with footprints, height, and attributes derived from OSM and partners.
Overture Maps Foundation provides a global building dataset combining OpenStreetMap building footprints with Meta, Microsoft, and other partner data. It includes building footprints as polygons with attributes including height, levels, building type, and roof type where available. The dataset follows a consistent schema and is updated monthly.
How to download
- 1 Install the Overture Maps CLI ('pip install overturemaps').
- 2 Download the buildings theme for your region/country.
- 3 Convert Parquet to GeoJSON for GIS use.
- 4 Load into QGIS and inspect building attributes.
FAQ
What building attributes are in Overture?
Overture buildings include footprint geometry, height (meters), number of levels, building type (residential, commercial, etc.), and roof type where available from source data.
How does Overture Buildings compare to Microsoft Footprints?
Overture provides broader attribute coverage including building height and type, while Microsoft has more complete building detection in some regions. Overture also includes Microsoft data as a source.