South African Protected Areas Database (SAPAD)

The South African Protected Areas Database is a GIS inventory of all protected and conservation areas in South Africa. Download the latest Protected and Conservations Areas (PACA) data, generate reports and statistics from the Protected Areas Register, comment and upload data on protected areas Read More...

Coastal Features Viewer

Find information regarding the Coastal Public Property (CPP) and Coastal Protection Zone (CPZ) to support decision making processes focussing on access to the coast, protecting sensitive coastal ecosystems and protecting people, property and economic activities that may be affected by dynamic coastal processes. Read More...

Renewable Energy Application Map

The renewable energy applications map forms part of the DEA Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the efficient and effective rollout of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy. Read More...

GIS Data Downloads

Archived Data Download

South African Protected, Conservation and Marine Protected Areas Data

Name of Data Set	Download Version	Release Date	File Format	Size
SAPAD: SA Protected Areas Data (Note: Incremental release). Kindly note that Groenkloof National Park and Driftsand Nature Reserve were erroneously removed on the last releases and are now added.	SAPAD_IR_2023_Q2	2023-11-02	zip	11,6MB
SACAD: SA Conservation Areas Data	SACAD_OR_2023_Q2	2023-09-29	zip	1,42MB
SAMPAZ: SA Marine Protected Area Zonations Data	SAMPAZ_OR_2023_Q2	2023-09-29	zip	2,20MB
PACA: Data Release Schedule	2022-2023 - Data Release Schedule	2022-2023	pdf	441KB
NPAES PA Negotiated Focus Areas 2018	NPAES 2018 Data	2018	zip	65,00MB
National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy for SA 2018	NPAES 2018 Document	2018	pdf	20,00MB
General Discharge Authorisation (GDA)	GDA Data and Metadata, 2022	2022-08-04	zip	214KB

South African Renewable Energy EIA Application Database (REEA)

Name of Data Set	Download Version	Release Date	File Format	Size
REEA: Renewable Energy EIA Application Database	REEA_OR_2023_Q3	2023-11-30	zip	5,54MB
REEA: Data Release Schedule	Data Release Schedule 2023-2024	2022-2023	pdf	444KB

Fishing Priority and Support Zone Data

Name of Data Set	Description	Release Date	File Format	Size
Proposed Fishing Priority Zone	The Proposed Fishing Priority Zone within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of South Africa is first presented in the Draft Wild Fisheries Sector Plan gazetted as part of the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) process.	2022-10-20	zip	23,11 MB
Proposed Fisheries Support Zone	The Proposed Fisheries Support Zone within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of South Africa is first presented in the Draft Wild Fisheries Sector Plan gazetted as part of the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) process.	2023-03-10	Zip	390 KB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2020

NAME OF DATA SET	RELEASE DATE	FILE FORMAT	SIZE
ACCURACY ASSESSMENT REPORT (REPORT)	29 June 2021	zip	1,90MB
ALBERS (DATASET)	29 June 2021	Zip	381MB
GEOGRAPHIC (DATASET)	29 June 2021	Zip	419MB
LEVEL 1 & LEVEL 2 COLOUR PALLET (REPORT & LAYER FILE)	29 June 2021	Zip	1,40MB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2020 Change Assessment Datasets

Please note that the National and Provincial Change Summary Statistics on sheet 11 of all the Excel Change Documents and on Page 9 of all the Change Reports were amended, to be more descriptive of the classes used in the change analysis. Area changes were only made to the Urban areas class.

Date Updated: 30 May 2022

NAME OF DATA SET	RELEASE DATE	FILE FORMAT	SIZE
SA_NLC_1990_2020_CLASS_CHANGE (DATASET AND REPORT)	29 June 2021	Zip	397MB
SA_NLC_2014_2020_CLASS_CHANGE (DATASET AND REPORT)	29 June 2021	Zip	380MB
SA_NLC_2018_2020_CLASS_CHANGE (DATASET AND REPORT)	29 June 2021	Zip	346MB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2018 Computer Automated Land Cover (CALC)

NAME OF DATA SET	RELEASE DATE	FILE FORMAT	SIZE
ACCURACY ASSESSMENT REPORT (REPORT)	29 June 2021	Zip	1,30MB
ALBERS (DATASET)	29 June 2021	Zip	401MB
GEOGRAPHIC (DATASET)	29 June 2021	Zip	441MB
LEVEL 1 & LEVEL 2 COLOUR PALLET (REPORT & LAYER FILE)	29 June 2021	Zip	1,40MB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2014 and 2018 Change Assessment Datasets; Computer Automated Land Cover (CALC)

Date Updated: 30 May 2022

NAME OF DATA SET	RELEASE DATE	FILE FORMAT	SIZE
SA_NLC_1990_2014_CLASS_CHANGE_CALC (DATASET AND REPORT)	29 June 2021	Zip	289MB
SA_NLC_1990_2018_CLASS_CHANGE_CALC (DATASET AND REPORT)	29 June 2021	Zip	411MB
SA_NLC_2014_2018_CLASS_CHANGE_CALC (DATASET AND REPORT)	29 June 2021	Zip	394MB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2018 Change Assessment Datasets

NAME OF DATA SET	RELEASE DATE	FILE FORMAT	SIZE
SANLC 1990 and 2018 Change Assessment DATASET	13 December 2019	Zip	460MB
SANLC 2013/14 and 2018 Change Assessment DATASET	13 December 2019	Zip	436MB
SANLC 2018 Change Assessment REPORT	13 December 2019	Zip	6,6MB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2018

NAME OF DATA SET	RELEASE DATE	FILE FORMAT	SIZE
South African National Landcover 2018 (SANLC) REPORT	4 October 2019	Pdf	894KB
SANLC 2018 Accuracy Assessment POINTS	4 October 2019	Zip	205KB
SANLC 2018 GEOTIFF	4 October 2019	Zip	1,04GB
SANLC 2018 IMG (Erdas)	4 October 2019	Zip	1,29GB
SANLC 2018 GEO Hillshade (Large file size! Can be collected on own media from DEFF)	4 October 2019	Zip	8,5GB
SANLC 2018 Presentation by Mark Thompson (GEOTerra Image SA)	1 October 2019	PPT	30KB

Land Cover 1990, 35 Classes

Name of Data Set	Description	Release Date	File Format	Size
LC 1990, 35 Classes	Metadata Reports Stats Dates, 35 Classes, 1990	7 June 2016	zip	4,44MB
LC 1990, 35 Classes	Original UTM 35 North, 35 Classes, 1990	7 June 2016	zip	255MB
LC 1990, 35 Classes	Reprojected GEO, 35 Classes, 1990	7 June 2016	zip	236MB
LC 1990, 35 Classes	Reprojected UTM 35 South, 35 Classes, 1990	7 June 2016	zip	255MB

Land Cover 1990, 72 Classes

Name of Data set	Description	Release Date	File Format	Size
LC 1990, 72 Classes	Reprojected GEO 84, 72 Classes, 1990	7 June 2016	zip	258MB
LC 1990, 72 Classes	Original UTM 35 South, 72 Classes, 1990	7 June 2016	zip	278MB
LC 1990, 72 Classes	Reprojected UTM 35 South, 72 Classes, 1990	7 June 2016	zip	278MB
LC 1990, 72 Classes	ERDAS UTM 35 Hillshade 1990	7 June 2016	zip	4,27GB
LC 1990, 72 Classes	GTI SA Landcover Report 1990	7 June 2016	pdf	4,60MB

Land Cover 2013-14, 35 Classes;

Name of Data Set	Description	Release Date	File Format	Size
Land Cover 2013-14, 35 Classes	Metadata Reports Stats Dates 2013-14	7 June 2016	zip	5,65MB
Land Cover 2013-14, 35 Classes	Original UTM 35 North 2013-14	7 June 2016	zip	227MB
Land Cover 2013-14, 35 Classes	Reprojected GEO 2013-14	7 June 2016	zip	213MB
Land Cover 2013-14, 35 Classes	Reprojected UTM 35 south 2013-14	7 June 2016	zip	229MB

Land Cover Thematic Data 2013-14, 72 Classes

Name of Data Set	Description	Release Date	File Format	Size
Land Cover Thematic Data 2013-14, 72 Classes	Metadata Reports	7 June 2016	zip	173KB
Land Cover Thematic Data 2013-14, 72 Classes	Original UTM 35 North	7 June 2016	zip	307MB
Land Cover Thematic Data 2013-14, 72 Classes	Reprojected GEO	7 June 2016	zip	285MB
Land Cover Thematic Data 2013-14, 72 Classes	Reprojected UTM 35 South	7 June 2016	zip	306MB
Land Cover Thematic Data 2013-14, 72 Classes	Land Cover 3D-Hillshade 2013-14	7 June 2016	zip	4,27GB

Geographic Areas Data

Name of Data Set	Description	Release Date	File Format	Size
Final EGI Expansion Corridors	Final EGI Expansion Corridors	21 July 2020	zip	187KB
REDZs Power Corridors	REDZs Strategic Transmission Corridors	20 April 2017	zip	712KB
Strategic Gas Pipeline Network	Strategic Gas Pipeline Network	21 July 2020	zip	399KB
Phase 2 REDZs	Phase 2 REDZs	21 July 2020	zip	75KB
Phase 1 REDZs	Phase 1 REDZs	21 July 2020	zip	409KB
REDZs Development Zones	Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs)	11 June 2016	zip	770KB
Gauteng EMF Zone 1	Gauteng Province Env. Management Framework. Zone 1 - Shapefile	March 2022	zip	6,90MB
Gauteng EMF Zone 5	Gauteng Province Env. Management Framework. Zone 5 - Shapefile	March 2022	zip	1,40MB

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