Datasets
GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0 vs States/LGAs JSON
A verified, side-by-side comparison. Both records are status-checked by Findra, so you are comparing what each actually offers today, not a stale listing.
Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Free (npm)
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
24 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026
Tags
geopackage, settlements, grid3, building-footprints, ciesin
geographic, npm, states-lgas
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.
Zero-dependency JavaScript package (naija-state-local-government) providing Nigerian states, LGAs and senatorial districts; some versions add wards and polling units.