Datasets
GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 vs Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD)
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Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🏳️ Kenya
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Free / open
Verified
Verified
Unverified
Last verified
24 Jun 2026
5 Jul 2026
Tags
geopackage, settlements, grid3, building-footprints, ciesin
boundaries, kenya, shapefile, geospatial, admin
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.
Official Common Operational Dataset administrative boundaries for Kenya, from national down through counties, sub-counties and wards. Provided on HDX as Shapefile and other GIS formats, maintained by OCHA together with the government. Free download and openly licensed.