Data · collection
Africa Major Human Settlements and Landuse, 1984
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
The Africa Human Settlements and Landuse data sets form part of the UNEP/FAO/ESRI Database project that covers the entire world but focuses here on Africa.
Description
The maps were prepared by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), USA. Most data for the database were provided by the Soil Resources, Management and Conservation Service, Land and Water Development Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy.
This data set was developed in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Kenya. The base maps used were the UNESCO/FAO Soil Map of the world (1977) in Miller Oblated Stereographic projection, the DMA Global Navigation and Planning charts for Africa (various dates: 1976-1982) and the Rand-McNally, New International Atlas (1982). All sources were re-registered to the basemap by comparing known features on the base map those of the source maps.
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The digitizing was done with a spatial resolution of 0.002 inches. The maps were then transformed from inch coordinates to latitude/longitude degrees. The transformation was done using an unpublished algorithm of the US Geological Survey and ESRI to create coverages for one-degree graticules.
The Population Centers were selected based upon their inclusion in the list of major cities and populated areas in the Rand McNally New International Atlas. References: ESRI. Final Report UNEP/FAO World and Africa GIS data base (1984).
Internal Publication by ESRI, FAO and UNEP FAO. UNESCO Soil Map of the World (1977). Scale 1:5000000.
UNESCO, Paris Defence Mapping Agency. Global Navigation and Planning charts for Africa (various dates: 1976-1982). Scale 1:5000000.
Washington DC. Grosvenor. National Geographic Atlas of the World (1975).
Scale 1:850000. National Geographic Society Washington DC. DMA.
Topographic Maps of Africa (various dates). Scale 1:2000000 Washington DC. Rand-McNally.
The new International Atlas (1982). Scale 1:6,000,000. Rand McNally & Co.Chicago Source :FAO Soil Map of the World.
Scale 1:5000000 Publication Date :Dec 1984 Projection :Miller Type :Points Format :Arc/Info export non-compressed Related Data sets :All UNEP/FAO/ESRI Data sets ADMINLL (100012-002) administrative boundries AFURBAN (100082) urban percentage coverage Comments : no outline of Africa
Links
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2232848068-CEOS_EXTRA.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2232848068-CEOS_EXTRA.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Land Use Classes · Land Use Classes · Not provided · Social Behavior · Soils · Soils
Provenance · 1 source records, 12 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2232848068-CEOS_EXTRA | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/agriculture/soils | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/human-dimensions/environmental-governance-management/land-management/land-use-classes | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/human-dimensions/social-behavior | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/land-use-land-cover/land-use-classes | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/soils | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |