Jamaica buildings and infrastructure data

Building footprints across the area: every feature tagged `building=*`, from residential homes to hospitals, schools, and places of worship. Useful for population estimation, damage assessment, and urban planning. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: building - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Education facilities: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building`. Useful for school-access mapping, education planning, and resource allocation. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: amenity, building - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

**UNOSAT code: TC20251028JAM, GDACS ID: 1001230** This map illustrates the structures and buildings damaged by the passage of Hurricane MELISSA-25. The analysis focuses on White House Village in Westmoreland Parish, as of 31 October 2025. Damage and destruction were identified using very highresolution aerial imagery acquired by NOAA on 31 October 2025. In this area, UNOSAT identified a total of 1,875 affected buildings, of which 715 were completely destroyed and 1,160 were damaged. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Ground verification is encouraged, and feedback can be sent to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code: TC20251026HTI, GDACS ID: 1001230** This map illustrates the structures/buildings damaged by Tropical Cyclone MELISSA-25. The analysis focuses on Crawford Village, Black River District, Saint Elizabeth Parish, as of 29 October 2025, where damage was detected using a WorldView-2 very high-resolution satellite image acquired on 29 October 2025. UNOSAT identified approximately 1,089 buildings as 100% damaged. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Ground verification is encouraged, and feedback can be sent to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code: TC20251026HTI, GDACS ID: 1001230** This map illustrates structures and buildings damaged by Tropical Cyclone MELISSA-25. The analysis focuses on Black River Village, Saint Elizabeth Parish, as of 29 October 2025. Damage and destruction were identified using a WorldView-2 very high-resolution satellite image acquired on 29 October 2025. UNOSAT identified approximately 314 destroyed and 1,183 damaged buildings. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Ground verification is encouraged, and feedback can be sent to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

OpenStreetMap exports for use in GIS applications. This theme includes all OpenStreetMap features in this area matching: amenity IN ('kindergarten', 'school', 'college', 'university','language_school') OR office='educational_institution' Features may have these attributes: name, amenity, isced:level, capacity Geometry types: point, polygon This dataset is one of many OpenStreetMap exports on HDX. See the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team website for more information.