Global ML Building Footprints

Bing Maps is releasing open building footprints around the world. We have detected 1.4B buildings from Bing Maps imagery between 2014 and 2024 including Maxar, Airbus, and IGN France imagery. The data is freely available for download and use under CDLA Permissive 2.0. This dataset includes our other releases.

Data and Resources

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lastUpdateDate 2026-09-24
license other
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pocName Tammy Glazer
pocWebsite https://github.com/tamara-glazer
publisherType org
status submitted
theme ["Built Environment & Structures","Community Risk Reduction","Fire Innovation Unit - eligible for FireWERX Challenge","Climate & Weather","Geospatial","Science & Technology","Environment"]
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Tags
  • building footprints
  • satellite-imagery
  • worldwide
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metadata_created 2026-10-30T16:57:07.639920
metadata_modified 2026-10-30T16:57:07.639925
notes <p><span style="color: rgb(31, 35, 40);">Bing Maps is releasing open building footprints around the world. We have detected&nbsp;1.4B&nbsp;buildings from Bing Maps imagery between 2014 and 2024 including Maxar, Airbus, and IGN France imagery. The data is freely available for download and use under CDLA Permissive 2.0. This dataset includes our&nbsp;</span><a href="https://github.com/microsoft/GlobalMLBuildingFootprints#will-there-be-more-data-coming-for-other-geographies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: var(--fgColor-accent,var(--color-accent-fg)); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">other releases</a><span style="color: rgb(31, 35, 40);">.</span></p>
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title Global ML Building Footprints