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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pieter,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Your request triggered some memories…. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I worked with the Zambia Soil Survey Unit at Mount Makulu Research Station during 1990 and 1991 as a GIS specialist (we expats are all experts, y’a know </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> ) to establish their GIS mapping section, after doing some research with them in 1989. I was involved with organising the printing of that map you are referring to, partially by creating the underlying GIS data (using PC-Arc/Info) and partially by refurbishing the printing machines at the government printer in Lusaka.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>It was the end of the KK rule, though, and Zambia was in turmoil – the Soil Survey Unit closed down a year or two later due to no donor funding and the staff dispersed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I believe two or three of them are still alive, but I’ve had no contact with them for nearly 15 years and I seriously doubt any of them will have kept data from that time. There was at the time an old British expatriate soil advisor at Mount Makulu assisting commercial farmers, but I doubt he’s alive – he must have been close to 70 at that time (old colonialist weirdo – used to drive around with the dog in the front seat and his servant in the back….)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I also doubt the Ministry was organised enough at the time to keep copies of electronic data (we only had backups on diskettes at the time).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>BUT I might have it somewhere – there are some advantages to being a little bit anal about collecting and retaining data </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>. Not sure where, though, and the data will in any case be on 3.5” diskettes – I got my first luggable laptop with a 20MB hard disk when moving to Uganda in late 1991, before that I only had a diskette-driven notebook. And since then I’ve been dragging increasing amounts of baggage and papers and data from continent to continent before (currently) ending up in Cape Town, with electronic stuff increasing from a few MB to a few TB…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ve just looked through some diskette boxes, but only found stuff from 1996-99 – will look a bit more tomorrow. If I find anything, and if those diskettes are still readable, I’ll be happy to share.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If not, you might have to take the paper map and re-digitise it – that is, if anybody knows how to digitise any more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Funny, isn’t it – we are still able to read 5,000 year old papyrus or stone tablets, or 500 year old books. But we are not that good at retaining 30 years old digital data….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Apologies for the rambling email - bottom line is I’ll see what I can do~!!@<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Calle Hedberg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pieter Schoeman<br><b>Sent:</b> 30 November 2012 11:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> africa@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo Africa] SHP data for Zambia soils<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=AF>Good day,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=AF><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=AF>Can somebody help me with digital data for the soils of Zambia, please? I have a printed map of soils of Zambia which was published by the Department of Agriculture of Zambia in 1991. This has more detail than the Dominant Soils Map of the World (DSMW).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=AF><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:navy'>Pieter Schoeman<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Professional Geoinformatic Practitioner </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'> (PGP0051)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Managing Director - <span style='font-variant:small-caps'>Farm IT Solutions</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Cell: (+27)83 - 653 6244 / Tel: (+27)12 - 666 7000 / Fax: (+27)86 - 654 4422<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>E-mail: <a href="pschoeman@farm-it.co.za%20">pschoeman@farm-it.co.za</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=AF style='font-size:9.0pt'>Web: <a href="www.farm-it.co.za">www.farm-it.co.za</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=AF><img border=0 width=121 height=33 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDCFF2.C14210A0" alt="FARM-IT LOGO.png"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=AF><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>