Earth Sciences

A spatio-temporal analysis investigating completeness and inequalities of global urban building data in OpenStreetMap

B. Herfort, S. Lautenbach, et al.

Discover the disparities in urban building data completeness in OpenStreetMap, revealing that while some areas boast high completeness, many others lag behind significantly. This research, conducted by Benjamin Herfort, Sven Lautenbach, João Porto de Albuquerque, Jennings Anderson, and Alexander Zipf, sheds light on these inequalities and their implications for urban planning.

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This paper investigates the completeness and inequalities of global urban building data in OpenStreetMap (OSM). Using a machine-learning model, the authors infer the completeness of OSM building stock data for 13,189 urban agglomerations. Results show significant spatial biases, with high completeness in some areas (16% of the urban population exceeding 80% completeness) and very low completeness in others (48% of the urban population below 20%). While inequalities have receded somewhat due to humanitarian mapping efforts, complex patterns remain, varying across development index groups, population sizes, and geographic regions. The paper provides recommendations for data producers and analysts to address these biases.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

Jul 06, 2023

Authors

Benjamin Herfort, Sven Lautenbach, João Porto de Albuquerque, Jennings Anderson, Alexander Zipf

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