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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.
Lesotho  

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

 DMA-WFP Targeting Exercise Data
WFP and the DMA surveyed 1,520 villages in the Southern Lowlands and Senqu River Valley areas of Lesotho from August to October 2005. The survey found that 39,000 households were considered to be vulnerable to hunger and poverty, representing approximately 195,000 people. Constituency GIS data was produced during this exercise and can downloaded for free from SAHIMS together with the metadata.

 For more information email:
simon.clements@wfp.org
Catalogue

   Show all Lesotho Data

Date Map_Title Map_Source  Map_Type Map Size 
9/5/2003  Lesotho towns  WFP/VAM Unit  ZIP-SHP File  4Kb 
11/27/2006  Lesotho livelihood zones  WFP VAM Unit/DMA Unit  ZIP-SHP File  527 Kb 
9/20/2006  Lesotho constituencies  DevInfo database  ZIP-SHP File  253 Kb 
8/5/2006  Lesotho constituencies  WFP VAM Unit /DMA Unit  ZIP-SHP File  624 Kb 
3/5/2005  Lesotho geographic areas  WFP/VAM Unit  ZIP-TAB File  12.3 Kb 
3/5/2005  Lesotho emop and assessment - june 2002  WFP/VAM Unit  ZIP-TAB File  58.4 Kb 
3/5/2005  Lesotho CFSAM - May 2002  WFP/VAM Unit  ZIP-TAB File  53.9 Kb 
3/5/2005  Lesotho administrative boundary - level 2  WFP/VAM Unit  ZIP-TAB File  192 Kb 
3/14/2005  Lesotho administration boundary – level1  WFP/VAM  ZIP-TAB File  7.23 Kb 
9/9/1999  Lesotho regional emop projects  WFP/VAM  ZIP-SHP File  326 bytes 
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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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