[OSGeo Africa] African Data

[Sarel Coetzer]

Hi Chris


I am more interested in the smaller admin levels such as wards. If the wards
dataset contains attributes explaining to which "District" they form part of
then I can create my own "upper" hierarchical datasets/admin boundaries.

I am very keen on getting my hands on your lowest level datasets for
Tanzania and Uganda.

My email:
geotech.sarel at gmail.com

I have an "FTP" site where you can upload, no problem.

We will have to go private for that so I can give you access phrases.

Thanks for your help.

Sarel Coetzer | GIS Developer

Malaria Research Programme
Medical Research Council
Tel : 031 203 47 94
http://www.malaria.org.za/



On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:50 AM, christopher legg <
christopher.legg at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Sarel,
>
> I am working on a cassava disease project in "great Lakes" countries of
> East Africa, including Tanzania and Uganda. I agree with Craigs
> recommendations for data sources for admin boundaries.
>
> There is a problem with Tanzania at the moment. Three new districts have
> been created by sub-dividing older districts.
>
> Tarime district now Tarime and Rorya districts
> Bukoba now Bukoba and Misenyi
> Biharamulo now Biharamulo and Chato
>
> I have not yet been able to get a digital version of the new boundaries.
> I can send you a ward map of Tanzania (more detailed than districts) if
> you need it (large file, would require ftp site), but this does not have
> new districts.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Mon, 2010-02-15 at 11:05 +0200, Sarel Coetzer wrote:
> > Craig
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. FAO is a great site and have sourced data from
> > there already. I like to source data from multiple sources to verify
> > boundary layers and have registered at SALB. Thanks for the link.
> >
> > I am also requesting datasets directly from the countries "mapping
> > authorities" now.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Sarel Coetzer | GIS Developer
> >
> > Malaria Research Programme
> > Medical Research Council
> > Tel : 031 203 47 94
> > http://www.malaria.org.za/
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Craig von Hagen
> > <craigvonhagen at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >         Try this:
> >
> >
> >
> >         http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/main.home
> >
> >
> >
> >         and search for ‘GAUL’ in the free text.
> >
> >
> >
> >         Although the only way you will get the ‘correct’ names and
> >         boundaries is from the mapping authority in each country. This
> >         is actually what SALB tries to do. See: http://www.unsalb.org/
> >
> >
> >
> >         I hope this help,
> >
> >
> >
> >         Cheers,
> >
> >         Craig
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> >         From:africa-bounces at lists.osgeo.org<From%3Aafrica-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
> >         [mailto:africa-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Sarel
> >         Coetzer
> >         Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 12:05
> >         To: Africa local chapter discussions
> >         Subject: [OSGeo Africa] African Data
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> >
> >
> >         Hi All
> >
> >         I am trying to source datasets for Uganda, Tanzania and
> >         Eritrea.
> >
> >         I have sourced data from Servir.Net and FAO and found huge
> >         variations in admin boundary layers, also a wrong attributes
> >         alocated to smaller admin layers.
> >
> >         I am interest in 3 x hierarchical Admin layers per country for
> >         Malaria and Eye-care projects.
> >
> >         Your help will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >         Sarel Coetzer | GIS Developer
> >
> >         Malaria Research Programme
> >         Medical Research Council
> >         Tel : 031 203 47 94
> >         http://www.malaria.org.za/
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