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GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 vs OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)

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GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)
Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Free / ODbL
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
24 Jun 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
geopackage, settlements, grid3, building-footprints, ciesin
openstreetmap, osm, shapefile, geopackage, vector
Links
Website Docs
Website Docs
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.
Daily-updated OpenStreetMap data extract for Nigeria in .osm.pbf (~677 MB), ESRI shapefile .shp.zip (~2.0 GB) and .gpkg.zip (~2.0 GB), plus dated historical snapshots. Distributed by Geofabrik under ODbL.

GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 vs OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) at a glance

GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 and OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) 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 88.89% for OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 212 ms for GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 and 519 ms for OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik).

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; OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik), Free / ODbL.
  • 30-day uptime: GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0, 100%; OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik), 88.89%.
  • Average latency: GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0, 212 ms; OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik), 519 ms.

Topics

Both are tagged: geopackage.

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

Only OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik): openstreetmap, osm, shapefile, vector.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 or OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)?
GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 leads over the last 30 days: GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 100%, OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) 88.89%.
Do GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 or OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 and OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 and OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) based?
Both are based in Nigeria.

More comparisons

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