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Geographic information is important for managing and planning emergency preparedness and response, as well as any other challenges facing societies in southern Africa. SAHIMS GIS Data server offers easily accessible standardised data provided by various United Nations, non-governmental organisations and government agencies. Datasets in this catalogue are downloadable without any charge. It can be viewed and manipulated by using most popular GIS software. Metadata is attached to help the user have a better understanding of data sources, applications and copyright.
Namibia  
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   Show all Namibia Detail

Date  Map_Title  Map_Source  Map_Type  Map Size 
2/14/2002   Namibia watershed   Hydrogeological Map of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   19.2 KB  
8/13/2002   Namibia townlands   Hydrogeological Map of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   33.2 KB  
1/29/2002   Namibia rivers   Hydrogeological Map of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   1.9 MB  
5/20/2001   Namibia pans   Hydrogeological Map of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   238 KB  
1/29/2002   Namibia features   Hydrogeological Map of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   360 KB  
10/22/2001   Namibia catchments   Hydrogeological Map of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   152 KB  
12/10/1999   Namibia - Average hours of sunshine per day   Namibia Meteorological Services   ZIP-SHP File   348 KB  
2/14/2002   Namibia escarpment   Atlas of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   21.4 KB  
1/18/2002   Namibias landscapes   Atlas of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   683 KB  
5/3/2001   Namibia's borders   Atlas of Namibia   ZIP-SHP File   40.3 KB  
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Useful Links
Website of the Geological Survey of Zambia
Southern Africa Web Fire Mapping, including MODIS imagery, live data streaming (Department of Geography, University of Maryland)
Key document from UNECA: The future orientation of Geographic Information Systems in Africa
Africa Data Dissemination Service (good source of baseline and physical GIS data)
The SAFARI 2000 (S2K) An international science initiative to study the linkages between land & atmosphere processes in the southern African region. The website provides interesting data sets for southern Africa.
LandScan 2003 Data comprises of a worldwide population database compiled on a 30" X 30" latitude/
longitude grid. Census counts (at sub-national level) were apportioned to each grid cell based on likelihood co-efficients, which are based on proximity to roads, slope, land cover, nighttime lights, and other information. LandScan has been developed as part
of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Global Population Project for estimating ambient populations at risk.
HazardMaps Global The Multi-Hazard Mapping Initiative (MMI) of the US FEMA.

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