Classified buildings - Dominica, 2025

Science Case Name

Multi-hazards in the Caribbean SIDS

Dataset Name/Title

Classified buildings - Dominica, 2025

Dataset Description

Classified buildings using an AI approach for Goodwill, Pichelin and Roseau (partly), this layer includes additional information such as the roof colour and orientation, number of floors and facade colour compared to the building footprint layer in the elements of risk datasets.

Key Methodologies

Using building footprints from OSM and other sources, merged and classified using an AI approach for Goodwill, Pichelin and Roseau (partly).

Temporal Domain

Erika: 2015, Maria: 2017, other maps are for the situation in 2025

Spatial Domain

Dominica, UTM WGS 84 Zone 20N.

Key Variables/Indicators

Classified buildings using an AI approach for Goodwill, Pichelin and Roseau (partly) as part of the element of risk datasets.

Data Format

The data is in Zip format; the zip file contains ESRI Shapefile.

Source Data

OpenStreetMap, Google OpenBuildings, fieldwork.

Accessibility

10.5281/zenodo.13833874

Only freely accessible data is used.

Disclaimer – This dataset is provided solely for research purposes. It is based on available data and has not been verified or approved by any local authority. The dataset represents the outcome of the applied methodology and research judgments, and does not reflect the official policies or positions of the authorities of Dominica.

Stakeholder Relevance

Used for determining which areas are most endangered for floods and landslides, as a basis for early warning and risk-informed planning

Limitations/Assumptions

Classification of all buildings was difficult, so we used a set of rules, without checking each building individually.

Additional Outputs/Information

Contact Information

C.J. Van Westen (UT-ITC)