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How to extract a building footprint height

0	How to extract a building footprint height values of all buildings in Chennai, India. usage buildings height asked 06 Feb '18, 09:43 Prashanth Esri 11●1●1●2 accept rate: 0% edited 08 Feb '18, 23:14 aseerel4c26 ♦ 32.6k●18●248●554

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I'd be rather surprised if we have any building height there.

This query, which would be a suitable way to acquire height data, suggests that there aren't any mapped heights: http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/vU2.

answered 06 Feb '18, 13:26

SK53 ♦
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However there are a few "building:levels" mapped which can serve as a rough indicator for building heights: https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/vWt

(07 Feb '18, 09:51) scai ♦

Any one of you found height for buildings in Chennai?

(20 Aug '19, 08:30) vigran09

@vigran09: please click on the overpass-turbo links provided above and click "run". That's what is in the OSM database.

(by the way: I have converted your question from an "answer" into a "comment".)

(20 Aug '19, 09:30) TZorn

Yea i saw that. It has only few height data. Is there any other way to find the building heights in anna nagar?? Any other map providers?

(20 Aug '19, 10:52) vigran09

Not from OpenStreetMap anyway.

(20 Aug '19, 12:31) TZorn

Thanks for the reply. If you come to know about it post it here. I will do the same.

(20 Aug '19, 13:08) vigran09