On-line sources for spatial information
General Base Data:
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Chief Directorate: National Geo-Spatial Information (NGI) |
NGI provides the following data, 1:10 000 orthophoto and 1:50 000 topographic, numerous other smaller scale provincial and national maps, orthorectified imagery, elevation data (including DEMS), vector topographic data as well as raster maps are available digitally. | |
| Chief Surveyor General |
The site gives users access to:
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| Municipal Demarcation Board | The Municipal Demarcation Board is responsible for the determination of municipal boundaries. Spatial data for provincial boundaries, district municipalities, local municipalities and wards are available for download from their website | |
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National Spatial Information Framework |
The website of the National Spatial Information Framework ( NSIF ) provides access to a spatial metadata discovery facility. The NSIF co-ordinate the development of infrastructure needed to support the utilization of spatial information in decision making | |
| South African Heritage Resource Agency | SAHRA is a statutory organisation established under the National Heritage Resources Act, No 25 of 1999, as the national administrative body responsible for the protection of South Africa’s cultural heritage. | |
| SPISYS | SPISYS is a collaborative initiative between the provincial governments of Free State and Northern Cape and the National Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to enable development through spatial data sharing. | |
| South African National Space Agency (SANSA) | SPOT and LANDSAT imagery for the South Africa and the SADC region can be downloaded from the SANSA online catalog. | |
| Statistics South Africa | The Statistics South Africa website gives users access to statistics on economic, labour, utilities, tourism and transport. Registered users can gain access to census data and publications as well as spatial data related to census statistics. |
Environmental and Research Data
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Biodiversity data |
BGIS website aims to assist you in biodiversity planning and decision making by offering comprehensive and freely accessible spatial biodiversity planning information and interactive mapping tools. |
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Council for Geoscience |
The objectives underlying the establishment of the CGS are to develop and publish world-class geoscience knowledge products and to render geoscience-related services to the South African public and industry. The website gives users access to current activities and commercially available data. |
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CSIR Geoportal |
The CSIR Geoportal offers access to more than nine terrabytes of geospatial and earth observation data which can be downloaded from their site. |
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Institute for Soil Climate & Water |
The Agricultural Research Council proved itself to be the principal agricultural research institution in South Africa. The primary mandate of the ARC is to promote Agriculture and Industry, to contribute to a better quality of life; and to facilitate and ensure resource conservation. |
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Landsat NDBI Change Imagery |
Map with Landsat NDVI Change Images for the world. Useful for comparing change over time from 1975 to 2005 |
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South African Earth Observation Network |
The SAEON Data Portal provides meta-data-driven search and discovery facilities, and also serves as a repository for data contributed by stakeholders and providers. |
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South African Weather Service] |
The South African Weather Service collates, maintains and runs a quality control process of South Africa’s meteorological and climatological data and related information. This web site will give users access to current and historical meteorological and climatological data. |
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World Database on Protected Areas |
The World Database on Protected Areas is a foundation dataset for conservation decision making. |
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