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GlobalBuildingAtlas

GlobalBuildingAtlas: an open global and complete dataset of building polygons, heights and LoD1 3D models

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What it is

GlobalBuildingAtlas: an open global and complete dataset of building polygons, heights and LoD1 3D models

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Where it is used

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What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2025-06-06 07:54:23 UTC to 2025-12-10 13:22:35 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

012025-06-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsJun 22025-06-09 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-16 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-06-16 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-23 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-06-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-06-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsSep 12025-09-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025-12-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsDec 8

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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Jun 22025-06-02 00:00:00 UTC2025-06-09 00:00:00 UTC110
Jun 92025-06-09 00:00:00 UTC2025-06-16 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 162025-06-16 00:00:00 UTC2025-06-23 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 232025-06-23 00:00:00 UTC2025-06-30 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 302025-06-30 00:00:00 UTC2025-07-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 72025-07-07 00:00:00 UTC2025-07-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 142025-07-14 00:00:00 UTC2025-07-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 212025-07-21 00:00:00 UTC2025-07-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 282025-07-28 00:00:00 UTC2025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 42025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC2025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 112025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 182025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 252025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 12025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-09-08 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 82025-09-08 00:00:00 UTC2025-09-15 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 152025-09-15 00:00:00 UTC2025-09-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 222025-09-22 00:00:00 UTC2025-09-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 292025-09-29 00:00:00 UTC2025-10-06 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 62025-10-06 00:00:00 UTC2025-10-13 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 132025-10-13 00:00:00 UTC2025-10-20 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 202025-10-20 00:00:00 UTC2025-10-27 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 272025-10-27 00:00:00 UTC2025-11-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 32025-11-03 00:00:00 UTC2025-11-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 102025-11-10 00:00:00 UTC2025-11-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 172025-11-17 00:00:00 UTC2025-11-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 242025-11-24 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 12025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-08 00:00:00 UTC101
Dec 82025-12-08 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-15 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

3 sources
wongarsu·Dec 10, 2025
Github: https://github.com/zhu-xlab/GlobalBuildingAtlas Viewer: https://tubvsig-so2sat-vm1.srv.mwn.de/ (might already be hugged to death? When it works you get a heatmap when zoomed out, and 3d models with flat roofs when you zoom in far enough) Looks pretty cool. Obviously only covers above-ground buildings or above-ground portions of buildings. Also seems like it tends to view buildings built wall-to-wall next to each other as the same building, but not always. So if you calculate something like average building volume you are bound to be off quite a bit
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