[OSGeo Africa] Western Cape Suburb Layer

[Peter Newmarch]

While the SG does record townships - it is not the same as Suburbs.

To my knowledge, if the Metro does not have it, nobody does.

Peter Newmarch
Professional Land Surveyor
4Y GeoInformatics Pty Ltd
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On 2014/10/06 12:17 PM, Paul van Helden wrote:
> Hi Lindy-Anne,
>
> What about the "allotment townships" from the SG cadastral? 
> http://filegooi.co.za/get2/0bafcf1ac899014889c7ed1280fe2794/Allotment+Township.zip
>
> I just wish this existed for Gauteng...
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paul.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Chris Berens <chris at mapland.co.za 
> <mailto:chris at mapland.co.za>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Lindy-Anne,
>
>     Suburbs are often the invention of estate agents or ad hoc.  Try
>     starting out with the subplace layer from StatsSS which they issue
>     with the census.
>
>     Other suburb layers might be the police station boundaries, post
>     office codes, electoral wards or health districts (all
>     unfortunately different).
>
>     Best wishes,
>     Chris
>
>     Chris Berens
>     www.mapland.co.za <http://www.mapland.co.za>
>     +27 (0)82 567 9322 <tel:%2B27%20%280%2982%20567%209322>
>
>
>     On 6 October 2014 09:42, Lindy-Anne Siebritz
>     <LASiebritz at ruraldevelopment.gov.za
>     <mailto:LASiebritz at ruraldevelopment.gov.za>> wrote:
>
>         Good day,
>         I am looking for a suburb vector layer for the Western Cape
>         (or South Africa). Any help would be appreciated.
>         Kind Regards
>         Lindy-Anne
>         Lindy-Anne Siebritz
>         Professional Land Surveyor
>         Chief Directorate: National Geo-spatial Information
>         Tel: 021 658 4460
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>         2 Corinthians 13: 13
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