Zanzibar Buildings (COLA · Building registration numbers)
Zanzibar building footprints from the COLA register by building registration number or coordinates.
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Documentation
Zanzibar Buildings & BRN Lookup MCP (Tanzania)
Connect your AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) to BumiAtlas for Zanzibar property research through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
This listing is a focused entry point for:
- ~492k building footprints on Unguja and Pemba from the Commission for Lands' (COLA) building register, published on ZanSDI
- Building lookup by building registration number (BRN,
120G40004) or coordinates - Registered footprint area
- Satellite and street map images of a building and its neighbours, labelled by BRN
Buildings, not land parcels: Zanzibar's parcels aren't published as data, and mainland Tanzania isn't covered. No owners or occupants.
Connect
https://bumiatlas.com/mcp/tanzania
Add it as a custom connector in any MCP client and sign in with Google. Tools, examples and data notes: bumiatlas.com/mcp-docs/tanzania.
- Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste the URL, then Connect.
- ChatGPT: Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode, then Create with the URL and OAuth authentication.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
TZ_building_search | Find buildings by BRN or latitude, longitude; each result is the whole record, the footprint as GeoJSON on request |
TZ_building_image | Satellite or street map image of a building or point, with every footprint in view outlined and labelled with its BRN |
Example prompts
- "Which building is at -5.17008, 39.79258?"
- "Look up building 92H20040 and show it on satellite imagery."
- "Show the buildings around this point."
- "How large is this building's footprint?"
Data source
Buildings © Commission for Lands, Zanzibar (COLA), via ZanSDI. A copy of public data for research, not a legal record.
Kiswahili
Unganisha msaidizi wako wa AI (Claude, ChatGPT au Cursor) na BumiAtlas kupitia Model Context Protocol (MCP) kutafiti majengo ya Zanzibar.
- Takriban majengo 492,000 ya Unguja na Pemba kutoka Kamisheni ya Ardhi (COLA)
- Tafuta kwa namba ya usajili wa jengo (BRN,
120G40004) au kwa viwianishi (latitudo, longitudo) - Picha za setilaiti na ramani za jengo na majengo jirani
Hakuna majina ya wamiliki wala wakazi.
Kuunganisha: ongeza https://bumiatlas.com/mcp/tanzania kama custom connector kwenye MCP client yako na uingie kwa Google. Majina ya zana ni ya Kiingereza, lakini msaidizi anaweza kujibu kwa Kiswahili.