Cadastre
Glossary

Building footprint

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Last updated: 29 April 2026

A polygon representing the perimeter of a building at ground level, typically derived from satellite imagery. Microsoft and Meta publish open building-footprint datasets covering most of Africa.

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@misc{building-footprint-cadastre-2026,
  title = {Building footprint — Cadastre},
  author = {Cadastre},
  publisher = {Cadastre},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://cadastre.example/en/glossary/building-footprint},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-04-29}
}