GHS-BUILT-C Building Characteristics

GHS-BUILT-C Building Characteristics

MH Subset Needed

Global Human Settlement Layer Built-Up Characteristics providing building height, morphology classification, and building volume at 100m resolution. Derived from Sentinel-1/2 and ALOS data. Essential for urban planning, population estimation, and disaster vulnerability assessment in Maharashtra cities.

Build an urban density analyzer for Maharashtra cities using building height and characteristic data.
Maharashtra subset not yet extracted. This is a global dataset that contains data covering Maharashtra. A regional subset can be extracted by filtering on geographic coordinates or administrative boundaries.
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Quick Start

import rasterio
# Download from https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
print('GHS-BUILT-C: https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/')
print('Building characteristics dataset at 10m resolution')
Modality
satellite-imagery
Size
100m resolution; global coverage; building height, morphology, volume
License
Format
GeoTIFF
Language
en
Update Frequency
periodic
Organization
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Category
transport-urban-infrastructure

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
building_heightfloatEstimated building height in meters
building_typestringBuilding typology classification
latitudefloatLatitude coordinate
longitudefloatLongitude coordinate

Build With This

Create a building earthquake vulnerability assessment for Maharashtra cities using height and type classification
Develop an urban heat island model correlating building density and height with surface temperature in Pune and Mumbai
Build a 3D city model of Maharashtra cities using building characteristics for urban planning visualization

AI Use Cases

3D urban modeling of Mumbai/PuneBuilding vulnerability assessment for earthquake/floodPopulation density estimation from built-up volumeUrban heat island correlation with building morphologyInfrastructure planning and zoning analysis
Last verified: 2026-03-09