diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/buildings/ms_footprints.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/buildings/ms_footprints.ex
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+defmodule Microwaveprop.Buildings.MsFootprints do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Bing-style quadkey math, dataset-index lookup, and tile downloader
+  for Microsoft's Global ML Building Footprints
+  (https://github.com/microsoft/GlobalMLBuildingFootprints).
+
+  We use quadkey level 9 — each tile covers ~80 km × 65 km at DFW
+  latitude, which matches the rover Calculate radius. Files are
+  line-delimited GeoJSON inside csv.gz, hosted on Azure Blob Storage.
+  """
+
+  require Logger
+
+  @dataset_links_url "https://minedbuildings.z5.web.core.windows.net/global-buildings/dataset-links.csv"
+  @region "UnitedStates"
+
+  @doc """
+  Returns the Bing/MS quadkey string for `lat, lon` at the given `zoom`.
+
+  Encodes via Web Mercator pixel coordinates → tile XY → quadkey, per
+  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/articles/bing-maps-tile-system.
+  """
+  @spec quadkey(float(), float(), pos_integer()) :: String.t()
+  def quadkey(lat, lon, zoom) when zoom in 1..23 do
+    {tx, ty} = tile_xy(lat, lon, zoom)
+    encode_quadkey(tx, ty, zoom)
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Returns the unique set of quadkeys at `zoom` whose tile boundary
+  intersects the bbox. Used to discover which MS tiles need to be
+  downloaded for a Calculate.
+  """
+  @spec quadkeys_for_bbox(map(), pos_integer()) :: [String.t()]
+  def quadkeys_for_bbox(%{"south" => s, "north" => n, "west" => w, "east" => e}, zoom) do
+    {tx_min, ty_max} = tile_xy(s, w, zoom)
+    {tx_max, ty_min} = tile_xy(n, e, zoom)
+
+    for tx <- tx_min..tx_max, ty <- ty_min..ty_max, uniq: true do
+      encode_quadkey(tx, ty, zoom)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp tile_xy(lat, lon, zoom) do
+    lat_clamped = lat |> max(-85.05112878) |> min(85.05112878)
+    n = :math.pow(2, zoom)
+
+    x = (lon + 180.0) / 360.0 * n
+    sin_lat = :math.sin(lat_clamped * :math.pi() / 180.0)
+    y = (0.5 - :math.log((1 + sin_lat) / (1 - sin_lat)) / (4 * :math.pi())) * n
+
+    {clamp_tile(trunc(x), zoom), clamp_tile(trunc(y), zoom)}
+  end
+
+  defp clamp_tile(t, zoom) do
+    max_tile = trunc(:math.pow(2, zoom)) - 1
+    t |> max(0) |> min(max_tile)
+  end
+
+  defp encode_quadkey(tx, ty, zoom) do
+    Enum.reduce(zoom..1, "", fn i, acc ->
+      mask = Bitwise.bsl(1, i - 1)
+      digit = digit_for(tx, ty, mask)
+      acc <> Integer.to_string(digit)
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp digit_for(tx, ty, mask) do
+    x_bit = if Bitwise.band(tx, mask) == 0, do: 0, else: 1
+    y_bit = if Bitwise.band(ty, mask) == 0, do: 0, else: 1
+    Bitwise.bor(Bitwise.bsl(y_bit, 1), x_bit)
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Returns `%{quadkey => url}` for every UnitedStates row in the MS
+  dataset-links CSV. Result is memoized in `Microwaveprop.Cache` for
+  24 hours; the index file is ~7 MB so we don't want to refetch it
+  on every Calculate.
+  """
+  @spec dataset_index() :: %{String.t() => String.t()}
+  def dataset_index do
+    Microwaveprop.Cache.fetch_or_store(:ms_footprints_index, 24 * 60 * 60 * 1_000, fn ->
+      case Req.get(@dataset_links_url, retry: false, receive_timeout: 30_000) do
+        {:ok, %{status: 200, body: body}} -> parse_dataset_index(body)
+        other -> raise "ms footprints dataset index fetch failed: #{inspect(other)}"
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp parse_dataset_index(body) when is_binary(body) do
+    body
+    |> String.split("\n", trim: true)
+    |> Enum.drop(1)
+    |> Enum.flat_map(fn line ->
+      case String.split(line, ",", parts: 5) do
+        [@region, qk, url, _size, _date] -> [{qk, url}]
+        _ -> []
+      end
+    end)
+    |> Map.new()
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Local cache directory for downloaded csv.gz files. Override via
+  `:microwaveprop, :buildings_cache_dir` to redirect into NFS in prod.
+  """
+  @spec cache_dir() :: String.t()
+  def cache_dir do
+    Application.get_env(:microwaveprop, :buildings_cache_dir, "/data/buildings")
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Ensure `quadkey` is downloaded to disk; returns `{:ok, path}` or
+  `{:error, reason}`. Re-downloads are skipped if the cached file is
+  already present.
+  """
+  @spec download_tile(String.t()) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, term()}
+  def download_tile(quadkey) when is_binary(quadkey) do
+    path = Path.join(cache_dir(), "#{quadkey}.csv.gz")
+
+    if File.exists?(path) do
+      {:ok, path}
+    else
+      do_download_tile(quadkey, path)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp do_download_tile(quadkey, path) do
+    case Map.fetch(dataset_index(), quadkey) do
+      :error ->
+        {:error, :unknown_quadkey}
+
+      {:ok, url} ->
+        File.mkdir_p!(cache_dir())
+        Logger.info("downloading MS footprint tile #{quadkey} from #{url}")
+
+        case Req.get(url, retry: false, receive_timeout: 120_000) do
+          {:ok, %{status: 200, body: body}} ->
+            File.write!(path, body)
+            {:ok, path}
+
+          {:ok, %{status: status}} ->
+            {:error, {:http, status}}
+
+          {:error, reason} ->
+            {:error, reason}
+        end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/microwaveprop/buildings/ms_footprints_test.exs b/test/microwaveprop/buildings/ms_footprints_test.exs
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+defmodule Microwaveprop.Buildings.MsFootprintsTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  alias Microwaveprop.Buildings.MsFootprints
+
+  describe "quadkey/3" do
+    test "encodes a known DFW point at zoom 9" do
+      # (32.8, -97.0) — urban DFW — lies inside MS quadkey 023112330 at
+      # zoom 9, cross-checked against the published dataset index where
+      # 023112330 is the 109 MB tile covering the metro core.
+      assert MsFootprints.quadkey(32.8, -97.0, 9) == "023112330"
+
+      # A polygon sampled directly from the 023112322 csv.gz file
+      # (lat 32.221708, lon -97.736116) confirms that tile's footprint.
+      assert MsFootprints.quadkey(32.221708, -97.736116, 9) == "023112322"
+    end
+
+    test "Greenwich at zoom 1 hits root quadrants" do
+      assert MsFootprints.quadkey(0.5, 0.5, 1) == "1"
+      assert MsFootprints.quadkey(-0.5, -0.5, 1) == "2"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "quadkeys_for_bbox/2" do
+    test "returns the cell containing a point and immediate neighbors at zoom 9" do
+      # Bbox covering ~80 km around DFW should span 4-9 zoom-9 quadkeys.
+      bbox = %{"south" => 32.0, "north" => 33.5, "west" => -97.8, "east" => -96.4}
+      keys = MsFootprints.quadkeys_for_bbox(bbox, 9)
+
+      assert is_list(keys)
+      assert length(keys) > 1
+      assert "023112330" in keys
+    end
+  end
+end