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Google Open Buildings (Africa) vs LGA Boundaries (GRID3)

A verified, side-by-side comparison. Both records are status-checked by Wycord, so you are comparing what each actually offers today, not a stale listing.

Google Open Buildings (Africa)LGA Boundaries (GRID3)
Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🌍 Pan-African
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open
Free
Verified
Unverified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
satellite, geospatial, buildings, footprints, hdx
geographic, boundaries, gis
Links
Website Docs
Website
Summary
Machine-learning building footprint dataset first released for Africa and now covering 1.8 billion detections, each with a polygon, confidence score and Plus Code. Africa is served both as the original continent-wide product and as per-country GeoParquet/GeoJSON extracts on HDX. Data downloads as CSV by S2 cell, via gsutil, Google Earth Engine or the web explorer; latest v3 is May 2023.
Authoritative, OSGOF-backed LGA boundary polygons for all 36 states plus FCT (Dec 2020) in GeoJSON/SHP, no auth required.

Google Open Buildings (Africa) vs LGA Boundaries (GRID3) at a glance

Google Open Buildings (Africa) and LGA Boundaries (GRID3) are both listed under Geographic in Wycord's Datasets index.

Google Open Buildings (Africa) is based in Pan-African and LGA Boundaries (GRID3) in Nigeria.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 100% uptime for Google Open Buildings (Africa) (36 checks) and 100% for LGA Boundaries (GRID3) (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 280 ms for Google Open Buildings (Africa) and 503 ms for LGA Boundaries (GRID3).

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • Pricing: Google Open Buildings (Africa), Free / open; LGA Boundaries (GRID3), Free.
  • Country: Google Open Buildings (Africa), Pan-African; LGA Boundaries (GRID3), Nigeria.
  • Verification: Google Open Buildings (Africa), Unverified; LGA Boundaries (GRID3), Verified.
  • Average latency: Google Open Buildings (Africa), 280 ms; LGA Boundaries (GRID3), 503 ms.

Topics

Only Google Open Buildings (Africa): satellite, geospatial, buildings, footprints, hdx.

Only LGA Boundaries (GRID3): geographic, boundaries, gis.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, Google Open Buildings (Africa) or LGA Boundaries (GRID3)?
They are level at 100% over the last 30 days.
Do Google Open Buildings (Africa) or LGA Boundaries (GRID3) need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for Google Open Buildings (Africa) and LGA Boundaries (GRID3) working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are Google Open Buildings (Africa) and LGA Boundaries (GRID3) based?
Google Open Buildings (Africa) is based in Pan-African; LGA Boundaries (GRID3) is based in Nigeria.

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