# Building Feature Type

The Building Feature Type is a building geometry which represents a single building footprint. This geometry consists of adjoining building parts which have been determined to be part of the same building. When contained in a Land Use Site, adjoining building parts are represented by a single feature.

The Building Feature Type was added to the OS NGD in September 2023 and it will be enhanced with additional attribution over time; these enhancements will be available through the release of new data schema versions for the feature type.  

<figure><img src="/files/h8TSbbpSo26JDFcL0HaC" alt="Example images showing what the four feature types in the OS Building Features Collection look like in the data. Background maps have been included to provide context."><figcaption><p>Example images showing what the four feature types in the OS Building Features Collection look like in the data. Background maps have been included to provide context.</p></figcaption></figure>


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