Myanmar buildings and infrastructure data

MapSwipe results focusing on areas with at least one building. This data is collected through the MapSwipe platform, whereby humans visually check for the presence of buildings using satellite imagery (Esri World Imagery for Myanmar). It combines results from several MapSwipe projects listed below. In the download files below the 'results_yes_maybe' are the results and the original input areas are 'aois'. Source MapSwipe Projects - Myanmar: Find - Buildings - Earthquake Response (2) - Myanmar: Find - Buildings - Earthquake Response (3) - Myanmar: Find - Buildings - Earthquake Response (4) - Myanmar: Find - Buildings - Earthquake Response (5) - Myanmar: Find - Buildings - Earthquake Response (6) - Myanmar: Find - Buildings - Earthquake Response (7) - Myanmar: Find - Buildings - Earthquake Response (8)

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) conducted a pilot of Crowdsourced Damage Assessment (CDA) with local mappers from the Myanmar OpenStreetMap Community (myOSM) to identify and map damaged buildings in priority affected townships from the March 2025 Myanmar earthquake. Through the CDA, mappers will review damaged buildings by comparing pre- and post-disaster satellite imageries (from Maxar and Planet) to identify signs of damages. These were reviewed, mapped, and validated with open-source tools MapSwipe, HOT Tasking Manager, and MapRoulette. Damage assessments were conducted in 20 townships, including: Bago, Magway, Aungmyaythazan, Chanayethazan, Mahaaungmyay, Chanmyathazi, Pyigyitagon, Amarapura, Sintgaing, Kyaukse, Meiktila, Thazi, Patheingyi, Za Bu Thi Ri, Det Khi Na Thi Ri, Pyinmana, Poke Ba Thi Ri, Oke Ta Ra Thi Ri, Lewe, and Sagaing. This dataset includes all OpenStreetMap features (nodes, ways, and relations) within Myanmar that contain any tag key related to “damage”.) Features may have these attributes: - name - building - damage - damage:event - source:damage - source:damage:date - addr:street - addr:city - source This dataset is one of many OpenStreetMap exports on HDX. See the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team website for more information.

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

This map illustrates satellite-detected damage in the village of Chein Khar Li (Ku Lar), Koe Tan Kauk tract, Rathedaung township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Using imagery collected on 31 August 2017, and comparing with imagery collected on 16 May 2017, UNOSAT identified 671 destroyed structures whitin the village. Analysis showed visible signs of scorching with darkened soils and burned vegetation. Almost the entire village appears destroyed. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT.

This map illustrates satellite-detected internally displaced persons shelters in the village tract of Nyaung Pin Gyi, Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State. Using satellite imagery collected on 6 November 2017 UNOSAT identified a total of 457 shelters in a beach area 7 km south of Maungdaw town, next to the mouth of the Naf River between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Several unidentified trucks are observed on the road located adjacent to the internally displaced persons settlement. As of 11 November 2017, 307 shelters were identified which represents a 33 percent decrease from 6 November. Additionally, several likely rafts are observed by the shoreline on 11 November 2017. Additional imagery analysis indicates this settlement began before 6 October and grew quickly, with shelters starting to decrease after 11 November as noted. A smaller camp is located 7 km southeast in the village tract of Ka Nyin Tan Alel Than Kyaw Ka Nyin Tan with approximately 200 shelters as of 11 November 2017. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR - UNOSAT.

This map illustrates satellite-detected destroyed or otherwise damaged structures in Maungdaw and Buthindaung townships, Maungdaw District, Myanmar, as seen in satellite imagery collected on 16 September 2017. The analysis found a total area of more than 20 square kilometers of destroyed structures within the 2,000 square kilometers analyzed. According to other data on town locations it is likely that more than 160 towns are affected within the area analyzed. Additionally, 144 fires were detected within the area between 25 August and 21 September 2017 by the MODIS and VIIRS sensors, with recent fire detections indicating destruction is likely ongoing. Most of the detected fires are located in the proximity of the affected areas as observed in the imagery collected 16 September. Finally, heavy cloud cover during the period in question, and on 16 September especially, indicates that destruction and fire detections are likely underestimated in this analysis. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR - UNOSAT.

This map illustrates satellite-detected destroyed or otherwise damaged structures in Maungdaw and Buthindaung townships, Maungdaw District, Myanmar. The analysis found a total area of more than 400 thousand square meters of destroyed structures occurring between 16 and 25 September 2017. This represents an increase of approximately 2% since last UNOSAT analysis with imagery collected on 16 September, when more than 20 square kilometers of destroyed structures were identified. Additionally, 122 fires were detected within the area between 16 and 25 September 2017 by the MODIS and VIIRS sensors, with recent fire detections indicating destruction is likely ongoing. Most of the detected fires are located in the proximity of the affected areas as observed in the imagery collected 25 September. Finally, heavy cloud cover during the period in question, and on 16 and 25 September especially, indicates that destruction and fire detections are likely underestimated in this analysis. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR - UNOSAT.

This map illustrates satellite-detected destroyed or otherwise damaged structures in Maungdaw and Buthindaung townships, Maungdaw District, Myanmar. The analysis found a total area of more than 160 thousand square meters of destroyed structures occurring between 25 September and 1 October 2017. This represents an increase of approximately 1% since last UNOSAT analysis with imagery collected on 25 September, when more than 20.5 square kilometers of destroyed structures were identified. Additionally, 6 fires were detected within the area between 25 September and 1 October 2017 by the MODIS and VIIRS sensors, with recent fire detections indicating destruction is likely ongoing. Most of the detected fires are located in the proximity of the affected areas as observed in the imagery collected 1 October. Finally, heavy cloud cover and haze during the period in question, indicates that destruction and fire detections are likely underestimated in this analysis. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR - UNOSAT.

**UNOSAT code: EQ20250328MMR, GDACS ID: 1474477** This map illustrates the density of damaged buildings affected by the March 28, 2025, earthquake in Mandalay. The analysis focuses on Mahaaungmyay, Chanmyathazi, and Chanayethazan Townships in Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, where damage was detected using a Pleiades very high-resolution satellite image acquired on March 30, 2025, at 11:01 local time. UNOSAT identified 509 damaged structures and 284 potentially damaged. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code: EQ20250328MMR, GDACS ID: 1474477** This map illustrates the number of affected buildings within specific Towns/Village Tracts boundaries of interest in Sagaing and Mandalay, Myanmar, as of 30 March 2025. Within the analyzed area—52 Towns/Village Tracts covering approximately 340 km², UNOSAT identified 1,095 damaged structures and 1,325 potentially damaged ones. The analysis represents areas where more than 50% of each Village Tract has been assessed for impact. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code: EQ20250328MMR, GDACS ID: 1474477** This map illustrates the potentially damaged structures/buildings affected by the March 28, 2025, earthquake in Mandalay. The analysis focuses on a part of Sagaing Township, Sagaing District, Sagaing Region, where damage was detected using a Pleiades very high-resolution satellite image acquired on March 30, 2025, at 11:01 local time. UNOSAT identified 233 damaged structures and 557 potentially damaged ones. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code: EQ20250328MMR, GDACS ID: 1474477** This map illustrates the density of damaged buildings affected by the March 28, 2025, earthquake in Mandalay. The analysis focuses on Wundwin Township, Meiktila District, Mandalay Region, where damage was detected using a Pleiades very high-resolution satellite image acquired on April 01, 2025. Over the 270 km² of analysed area, 325 damaged structures and 672 potentially damaged. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code: EQ20250328MMR, GDACS ID: 1474477** This map illustrates the density of damaged buildings affected by the March 28, 2025, earthquake in Mandalay. The analysis focuses on Mandalay & Sagaing Districts. Within the map extent of about 2,100 km², UNOSAT, Copernicus EMS and ICube-SERTIT observed a total of 4,764 destroyed and damaged structures & 4,369 potentially damaged structures. Within Mandalay City boundary of about 110km², a total of 1,076 structures are observed as destroyed and damaged, & a total of 519 structures are observed as potentially damaged. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code: EQ20250328MMR, GDACS ID: 1474477** This map shows the locations where damage was detected based on a very high resolution satellite image collected 30 March 2025 when compared to very high resolution satellite imagery from 24 February 2025 and 23 March 2025. The USGS shake map indicates the intensity of the earthquake measured 8.5 in this area. Across the site, 18 damaged buildings within the property boundary, and 25 damaged buildings within the buffer zone. An additional 2 buildings in the property boundary and 5 buildings in the buffer zone have possible damage. Part of a wall to the south of the Innwa area was also damaged. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

**UNOSAT code: EQ20250328MMR, GDACS ID: 1474477** This map illustrates the potentially damaged structures/buildings affected by the March 28, 2025, earthquake in Mandalay. The analysis focuses on a part of Monywa Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Region, where damage was detected using a WorldView-2 very high-resolution satellite image acquired on April 25, 2025. UNOSAT identified 27 damaged structures and 170 potentially 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).