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

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
 SAPAD_IR_2024_Q2_01 2024-10-14 zip 13.8MB

  • SACAD: SA Conservation Areas Data

 SACAD_OR_2024_Q2 2024-09-30 zip 2.12MB

  • SAMPAZ: SA Marine Protected Area Zonations Data

 SAMPAZ_OR_2024_Q2 2024-09-30 zip 2.89MB

  • PACA: Data Release Schedule 2024-2025

Data Release Schedule

2024-2025

pdf

134KB

  • NPAES PA Negotiated Focus Areas 2018

NPAES 2018 Data

2018

zip

63.7MB

  • National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy for SA 2018

NPAES 2018 Document

2018

pdf

20.01MB

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_2024_Q3

2024-11-29

zip

5.29MB

  • REEA: Data Release Schedule

Data Release Schedule 2024-2025

2024-2025

pdf

146KB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2022

NAME OF DATA SET RELEASE DATE FILE FORMAT SIZE

23 May 2024

zip

1.40MB

23 May 2024

Zip

395MB

23 May 2024

Zip

434MB

23 May 2024

Zip

1.36MB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) Change Assessment Datasets

Please note that Gauteng and the North-West provincial boundaries were corrected for all the change assessment years. The previous change assessments used an older provincial boundary, which has now been corrected.

Date Updated: 23 May 2024

NAME OF DATA SET RELEASE DATE FILE FORMAT SIZE

23 May 2024

Zip

401MB

23 May 2024

Zip

385MB

23 May 2024

Zip

362MB

23 May 2024

Zip

342MB

23 May 2024

Zip

387MB

23 May 2024

Zip

371MB

23 May 2024

Zip

337MB

23 May 2024

Zip

401MB

23 May 2024

Zip

385MB

23 May 2024

Zip

380MB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2020

NAME OF DATA SET RELEASE DATE FILE FORMAT SIZE

29 June 2021

zip

1.81MB

29 June 2021

Zip

372MB

29 June 2021

Zip

409MB

29 June 2021

Zip

1.36MB

South African National Land Cover (SANLC) 2018

NAME OF DATA SET RELEASE DATE FILE FORMAT SIZE

29 June 2021

Zip

1.29MB

29 June 2021

Zip

391MB

29 June 2021

Zip

431MB

29 June 2021

Zip

1.36MB

South African National 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

5.52MB

  • Land Cover 2013-14, 35 Classes

Original UTM 35 North 2013-14

7 June 2016

zip

223MB

  • Land Cover 2013-14, 35 Classes   

Reprojected GEO 2013-14

7 June 2016

zip

208MB

  • Land Cover 2013-14, 35 Classes   

Reprojected UTM 35 South 2013-14

7 June 2016

zip

224MB

South African National Land Cover Thematic Data 2013-14, 72 Classes

Name of Data Set Description Release Date File Format Size

  • Metadata Reports

Metadata Reports

7 June 2016

zip

1.69MB

  • Original UTM35 NORTH

Original UTM 35 North

7 June 2016

zip

300MB

  • Reprojected GEO

Reprojected GEO

7 June 2016

zip

279MB

  • Reprojected UTM35 SOUTH

Reprojected UTM 35 South

7 June 2016

zip

299MB

  • SANLC Hillshade 3D Data, 2013, GTI, 72 Classes

Land Cover 3D-Hillshade 2013-14

7 June 2016

zip

4.01GB

South African National Land Cover 1990, 35 Classes

Name of Data Set Description Release Date File Format Size

Metadata Reports Stats Dates, 35 Classes, 1990

7 June 2016

zip

4.34MB

Original UTM 35 North, 35 Classes, 1990

7 June 2016

zip

249MB

Reprojected GEO, 35 Classes, 1990

7 June 2016

zip

231MB

Reprojected UTM 35 South, 35 Classes, 1990 

7 June 2016

zip

249MB

South African National Land Cover 1990, 72 Classes

NAME OF Data set Description Release Date File Format Size

Reprojected GEO84, 72 Classes, 1990

7 June 2016

zip

258MB

Original UTM35 South, 72 Classes, 1990

7 June 2016

zip

278MB

Reprojected UTM35 South, 72 Classes, 1990

7 June 2016

zip

278MB

ERDAS UTM35 Hillshade 1990

7 June 2016

zip

4.07GB

1990 SANLC Data User Report and MetaData

7 June 2016

pdf

4.50MB

Geographic Areas Data

Name of Data Set Description Release Date File Format Size

Final EGI Expansion Corridors

21 July 2020

zip

187KB

REDZs Strategic Transmission Corridors

20 April 2017

zip

712KB

Strategic Gas Pipeline Network

21 July 2020

zip

399KB

Phase 2 REDZs

21 July 2020

zip

74.2KB

Phase 1 REDZs

21 July 2020

zip

409KB

REDZ Unpublished Draft 2015. Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs)

11 June 2016

zip

771KB

Gauteng Province Env. Management Framework. Zone 1 - Shapefile

March 2022

zip

6.74MB

Gauteng Province Env. Management Framework. Zone 5 - Shapefile

March 2022

zip

1.39MB