[OSGeo Africa] Rainfall Data for the Western Cape
Norman Banks
norman at southernmapping.com
Fri Feb 9 01:48:32 PST 2018
Hi Immo
Why do you not ask WC Govt for a letter requesting the data. SAWS should
then be able to waive the fee as it is govt to govt.
This has worked for us in the past.
Best Regards
Norman
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On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 11:35 AM, Immo Blecher <immob19 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good Morning,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> wkt_geom OGC_FID name description begin end number
> PointZ (21.28000000000000114 -33.5 0) 1 Ladismith Ladismith -
> 0046480 6 0046480 6
> PointZ (20.01000000000000156 -34.82999999999999829 0) 2 Cape
> Agulhas Cape Agulhas - 0003020 4 0003020 4
> PointZ (18.32000000000000028 -34.14999999999999858 0) 3 Cape Town
> Slangkop Cape Town Slangkop - 0004549 2 0004549 2
> PointZ (18.85000000000000142 -34.14000000000000057 0) 4 Strand
> Strand - 0005609 8 0005609 8
> PointZ (19.01999999999999957 -34.14000000000000057 0) 5 Elgin Exp
> Farm Elgin Exp Farm - 0006038 5 0006038 5
> PointZ (17.85999999999999943 -32.82999999999999829 0) 6 Cape
> Columbine Cape Columbine - 0060620 9 0060620 9
> PointZ (19.21999999999999886 -34.42999999999999972 0) 7 Hermanus
> Hermanus - 0006386A7 0006386A7
> PointZ (18.16000000000000014 -32.96999999999999886 0) 8 Langebaanweg
> Aws Langebaanweg Aws - 0061298 8 0061298 8
> PointZ (19.89999999999999858 -34.14999999999999858 0) 9 Tygerhoek
> Tygerhoek - 0007699A0 0007699A0
> PointZ (19.42999999999999972 -32.96000000000000085 0) 10 Excelsior
> Ceres Excelsior Ceres - 0063807 2 0063807 2
> PointZ (21.25 -34.10000000000000142 0) 11 Riversdale Riversdale -
> 0010426 8 0010426 8
> PointZ (21.39999999999999858 -34.36999999999999744 0) 12 Stilbaai
> Stilbaai - 0010682 0 0010682 0
> PointZ (22.12999999999999901 -34.18999999999999773 0) 13
> Mosselbay Mosselbay - 0012221 5 0012221 5
> PointZ (22.37999999999999901 -34.02000000000000313 0) 14 George
> Wo George Wo - 0012661 7 0012661 7
> PointZ (18.32999999999999829 -32.03000000000000114 0) 15
> Lambertsbaai Nortier Lambertsbaai Nortier - 0083572 8 0083572
> 8
> PointZ (23.08999999999999986 -34.06000000000000227 0) 16 Knysna
> Knysna - 0014123 3 0014123 3
> PointZ (18.87999999999999901 -32.17999999999999972 0) 17
> Clanwilliam Clanwilliam - 0084671 0 0084671 0
> PointZ (23.32999999999999829 -34.09000000000000341 0) 18
> Plettenbergbaai Plettenbergbaai - 0014545 4 0014545 4
> PointZ (22.57999999999999829 -32.35999999999999943 0) 19
> Beaufort-Wes Beaufort-Wes - 0092081 5 0092081 5
> PointZ (18.37000000000000099 -33.79999999999999716 0) 20
> Robbeneiland Robbeneiland - 0020618 X 0020618 X
> PointZ (18.41000000000000014 -33.93999999999999773 0) 21 Molteno
> Reservoir Molteno Reservoir - 0020746 6 0020746 6
> PointZ (18.5 -31.67000000000000171 0) 22 Vredendal Vredendal -
> 0106880A2 0106880A2
> PointZ (18.44999999999999929 -33.90999999999999659 0) 23 Cape Town -
> Portnet Cape Town - Portnet - 0020805 3 Portnet - 0020805 3
> PointZ (18.60000000000000142 -33.96999999999999886 0) 24 Cape Town
> Wo Cape Town Wo - 0021178A3 0021178A3
> PointZ (18.60000000000000142 -33.96999999999999886 0) 25 Ct-Aws
> Ct-Aws - 0021178B8 0021178B8
> PointZ (18.96999999999999886 -33.71999999999999886 0) 26 Paarl
> Paarl - 0021823 0 0021823 0
> PointZ (19.42000000000000171 -33.65999999999999659 0) 27
> Worcester-Aws Worcester-Aws - 0022729 X 0022729 X
> PointZ (22.19000000000000128 -33.60000000000000142 0) 28
> Oudtshoorn Oudtshoorn - 0028306 5 0028306 5
> PointZ (22.42999999999999972 -33.93999999999999773 0) 29 George
> Witfontein George Witfontein - 0028776 9 0028776 9
> PointZ (18.12000000000000099 -33.20000000000000284 0) 30 Geelbek
> Geelbek - 0040192 4 0040192 4
> PointZ (18.71999999999999886 -33.46999999999999886 0) 31
> Malmesbury Malmesbury - 0041388 0 0041388 0
> PointZ (18.98000000000000043 -33.00999999999999801 0) 32
> Porterville Porterville - 0041841 X 0041841 X
> PointZ (20.87000000000000099 -33.20000000000000284 0) 33
> Laingsburg Laingsburg - 0045642 0 0045642 0
>
>
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