Terms of Use

Welcome to the GlobalBuildingAtlas web viewer. By accessing or using this website and its services, you agree to the following terms:

1. License

This dataset is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

You are free to: Under the following terms:

Full license text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

2. Responsible and Ethical Use

Users of the Dataset shall adhere to ethical standards and responsible use practices. The Dataset may not be used for any unlawful, discriminatory, or harmful purposes, including but not limited to activities that infringe on privacy, promote discrimination, or cause harm to individuals or communities. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations when using the Dataset. We encourage users to apply the Dataset in ways that promote public good, such as urban planning, environmental research, or disaster management, while respecting the rights and dignity of all individuals and communities represented in the data.

3. Citation

If you use this dataset in academic work or public presentations, please cite the following:

@misc{zhu2025globalbuildingatlasopenglobalcomplete,
  title     = {GlobalBuildingAtlas: An Open Global and Complete Dataset of Building Polygons, Heights and LoD1 3D Models},
  author    = {Xiao Xiang Zhu and Sining Chen and Fahong Zhang and Yilei Shi and Yuanyuan Wang},
  year      = {2025},
  eprint    = {2506.04106},
  archivePrefix={arXiv},
  primaryClass={cs.CV},
  url       = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04106}
}