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GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 vs LGA Boundaries (GRID3)

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GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0LGA Boundaries (GRID3)
Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Free
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
24 Jun 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
geopackage, settlements, grid3, building-footprints, ciesin
geographic, boundaries, gis
Links
Website Docs
Website
Summary
Geospatial dataset mapping Nigeria's settlements as settlement blocks with block-level building counts/areas, Google Open Buildings 2.5D heights, and Sentinel-2 NDVI/EVI metrics. Released March 2026 by CIESIN/Columbia in OGC GeoPackage format under CC BY-SA 4.0 via the GRID3 Data Hub.
Authoritative, OSGOF-backed LGA boundary polygons for all 36 states plus FCT (Dec 2020) in GeoJSON/SHP, no auth required.

GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 vs LGA Boundaries (GRID3) at a glance

GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 and LGA Boundaries (GRID3) are both listed under Geographic in Wycord's Datasets index.

Both are based 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 GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 (36 checks) and 100% for LGA Boundaries (GRID3) (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 212 ms for GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 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: GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0, Free / CC-BY-SA 4.0; LGA Boundaries (GRID3), Free.
  • Average latency: GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0, 212 ms; LGA Boundaries (GRID3), 503 ms.

Topics

Only GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0: geopackage, settlements, grid3, building-footprints, ciesin.

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

Common questions

Which has better uptime, GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 or LGA Boundaries (GRID3)?
They are level at 100% over the last 30 days.
Do GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 or LGA Boundaries (GRID3) need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 and LGA Boundaries (GRID3) working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 and LGA Boundaries (GRID3) based?
Both are based in Nigeria.

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