[OSGeo Africa] Fwd: Shapefiles of African Settlements and conservation areas

[Chris Berens]

Aslam there's:
The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) available at:
www.protectedplanet.net although there are some recent SA PAs
currently not represented.
and for LULC you could try SAGE who also have a global 5' grid of
built up areas and a 1995 pop estimate.
But first prize must be to use OpenStreetMap.  You can download their
street level roads and buffer to create urban polygons.  They are a
bit thin on Protected areas but perhaps that is just waiting to
happen.
Looking forward to your Africa map :-)
Best wishes,
Chris

On 16 July 2014 13:05, Aslam Parker <AParker at ruraldevelopment.gov.za> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> We are updating our National Map and Southern African map which includes information on neighboring countries
>
> Where can we get shapefiles of:
> 1. National Parks and conservation areas of Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe
>
> 2. Towns/Cities/ Settlements relevant at the 1: 2 000 000 scale. Although I have a points later, we need the settlement/city /town polygon layer so that areas of significant size can be shown as areas and not as points. An indication of population would also be useful for appropriate cartographic representation.
>
> Your advice is always appreciated.
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