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It’s iniquitous that we have to pay SAWS for data!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Africa [mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Immo Blecher<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 09 February 2018 11:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Africa local chapter discussions'<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo Africa] Rainfall Data for the Western Cape<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Good Morning,<o:p></o:p></p><p>I am busy compiling a database for the Western Cape Government Water Continuity project (groundwater supply mainly to hospitals etc.), which involves the capture of new borehole data, combined with existing data from the National Groundwater Archive and meteorological data, e.g. rainfall etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I have downloaded the .kmz file from the SAWS, which lists the 33 stations below and on which they are reporting regularly. Does anybody have the rainfall records for these stations, preferably as far back as possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I believe the SAWS charges about R8000 per station for a period of 15 years or so, but for a crisis project like this one it should actually be free to obtain, especially as it is for a Government Project! Any other ideas where to get the rainfall data?<o:p></o:p></p><p>wkt_geom OGC_FID name description begin end number<br>PointZ (21.28000000000000114 -33.5 0) 1 Ladismith Ladismith - 0046480 6 0046480 6<br>PointZ (20.01000000000000156 -34.82999999999999829 0) 2 Cape Agulhas Cape Agulhas - 0003020 4 0003020 4<br>PointZ (18.32000000000000028 -34.14999999999999858 0) 3 Cape Town Slangkop Cape Town Slangkop - 0004549 2 0004549 2<br>PointZ (18.85000000000000142 -34.14000000000000057 0) 4 Strand Strand - 0005609 8 0005609 8<br>PointZ (19.01999999999999957 -34.14000000000000057 0) 5 Elgin Exp Farm Elgin Exp Farm - 0006038 5 0006038 5<br>PointZ (17.85999999999999943 -32.82999999999999829 0) 6 Cape Columbine Cape Columbine - 0060620 9 0060620 9<br>PointZ (19.21999999999999886 -34.42999999999999972 0) 7 Hermanus Hermanus - 0006386A7 0006386A7<br>PointZ (18.16000000000000014 -32.96999999999999886 0) 8 Langebaanweg Aws Langebaanweg Aws - 0061298 8 0061298 8<br>PointZ (19.89999999999999858 -34.14999999999999858 0) 9 Tygerhoek Tygerhoek - 0007699A0 0007699A0<br>PointZ (19.42999999999999972 -32.96000000000000085 0) 10 Excelsior Ceres Excelsior Ceres - 0063807 2 0063807 2<br>PointZ (21.25 -34.10000000000000142 0) 11 Riversdale Riversdale - 0010426 8 0010426 8<br>PointZ (21.39999999999999858 -34.36999999999999744 0) 12 Stilbaai Stilbaai - 0010682 0 0010682 0<br>PointZ (22.12999999999999901 -34.18999999999999773 0) 13 Mosselbay Mosselbay - 0012221 5 0012221 5<br>PointZ (22.37999999999999901 -34.02000000000000313 0) 14 George Wo George Wo - 0012661 7 0012661 7<br>PointZ (18.32999999999999829 -32.03000000000000114 0) 15 Lambertsbaai Nortier Lambertsbaai Nortier - 0083572 8 0083572 8<br>PointZ (23.08999999999999986 -34.06000000000000227 0) 16 Knysna Knysna - 0014123 3 0014123 3<br>PointZ (18.87999999999999901 -32.17999999999999972 0) 17 Clanwilliam Clanwilliam - 0084671 0 0084671 0<br>PointZ (23.32999999999999829 -34.09000000000000341 0) 18 Plettenbergbaai Plettenbergbaai - 0014545 4 0014545 4<br>PointZ (22.57999999999999829 -32.35999999999999943 0) 19 Beaufort-Wes Beaufort-Wes - 0092081 5 0092081 5<br>PointZ (18.37000000000000099 -33.79999999999999716 0) 20 Robbeneiland Robbeneiland - 0020618 X 0020618 X<br>PointZ (18.41000000000000014 -33.93999999999999773 0) 21 Molteno Reservoir Molteno Reservoir - 0020746 6 0020746 6<br>PointZ (18.5 -31.67000000000000171 0) 22 Vredendal Vredendal - 0106880A2 0106880A2<br>PointZ (18.44999999999999929 -33.90999999999999659 0) 23 Cape Town - Portnet Cape Town - Portnet - 0020805 3 Portnet - 0020805 3<br>PointZ (18.60000000000000142 -33.96999999999999886 0) 24 Cape Town Wo Cape Town Wo - 0021178A3 0021178A3<br>PointZ (18.60000000000000142 -33.96999999999999886 0) 25 Ct-Aws Ct-Aws - 0021178B8 0021178B8<br>PointZ (18.96999999999999886 -33.71999999999999886 0) 26 Paarl Paarl - 0021823 0 0021823 0<br>PointZ (19.42000000000000171 -33.65999999999999659 0) 27 Worcester-Aws Worcester-Aws - 0022729 X 0022729 X<br>PointZ (22.19000000000000128 -33.60000000000000142 0) 28 Oudtshoorn Oudtshoorn - 0028306 5 0028306 5<br>PointZ (22.42999999999999972 -33.93999999999999773 0) 29 George Witfontein George Witfontein - 0028776 9 0028776 9<br>PointZ (18.12000000000000099 -33.20000000000000284 0) 30 Geelbek Geelbek - 0040192 4 0040192 4<br>PointZ (18.71999999999999886 -33.46999999999999886 0) 31 Malmesbury Malmesbury - 0041388 0 0041388 0<br>PointZ (18.98000000000000043 -33.00999999999999801 0) 32 Porterville Porterville - 0041841 X 0041841 X<br>PointZ (20.87000000000000099 -33.20000000000000284 0) 33 Laingsburg Laingsburg - 0045642 0 0045642 0<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p><strong>Immo F. Blecher</strong><b><span style='color:gray'><br><strong>Street: </strong></span></b><em><span style='color:gray'>52 Lynedoch Eco Village, Lynedoch/Stellenbosch, 7603, South Africa</span></em><i><span style='color:gray'><br></span></i><em><b><span style='color:gray;font-style:normal'>Postal:</span></b></em><em><span style='color:gray'> PO Box 74, Lynedoch, 7603, South Africa</span></em><i><span style='color:gray'><br></span></i><em><b><span style='color:gray;font-style:normal'>Cell:</span></b> </em><span style='color:gray'>+27 83 272 6791 </span><span style='color:#FF6600'>|</span><span style='color:#666666'> <b>Fax: </b></span><span style='color:gray'>+27 86 736 3302 <b>Email:</b> </span><a href="mailto:immo@blecher.co.za">immo@blecher.co.za</a> <span style='color:#FF6600'>| </span><a href="mailto:immob19@gmail.com">immob19@gmail.com</a><span style='color:blue'> </span><span style='color:#FF6600'>| </span><u><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:immob@mymtnmail.co.za">immob@mymtnmail.co.za</a><br></span></u><b><span style='color:#666666'>Internet:</span></b><span style='color:#666666'> </span><a href="http://www.blecher.co.za/">http://www.blecher.co.za/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Contact me: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3A19D.2C869030" alt="Image removed by sender." name=graphics2></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:immob19@gmail.com">immob19@gmail.com</a> <span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3A19D.2C869030" alt="Image removed by sender." name=graphics3></span>immoblecher</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div id="WISESTAMP_SIG_9425"><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E5E5E5 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:none;padding:0cm'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/immo-blecher/30/414/b8"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=160 height=33 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D3A19D.2C869030" alt="Image removed by sender." name=graphics4></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="1%" valign=top style='width:1.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-right:solid #E5E5E5 1.0pt;padding:0cm 4.0pt 0cm 0cm'><p style='border:none;padding:0cm'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D3A19D.2C869030" alt="Image removed by sender." name=graphics5></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p>Please consider your environmental responsibility. 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