HERE Map Content Developer's Guide

Building Footprints Layer

This layer represents the outlines of the base of buildings or man-made structures, primarily used for basic map display. Building footprints may be grouped when they are comprising one building, using a common ID. The BuildingFootprintsPartition contains 2D Building footprints primarily used for map rendering. The message definitions are defined in building_footprints_partition.proto.

Table 1. Attribute Descriptions
Location Building locations in this partition. Location specifies the geometry of the Building Footprint.
Place Building places in this partition. Place specifies the building name and the building type (category) of the Building Footprint. The building type is reflecting the most common use of the building is published. Building Types are described in the Building Metadata Layer.
DisplayClassAttribute Display Class is not published for 2D Building Footprints.

Partitioning: HERE Tile, at level 12