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Africa Major Human Settlements and Landuse, 1984

Entry ID: NBId0208_101

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Summary

Abstract: 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. 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
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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 40.0

S: -35.0

E: 55.0

W: -20.0

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

ENVIRONMENT

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

CENSUS

CITIES

Originating Center

UNEP GRID - PAC

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Nairobi, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme
Data Center URL: http://gridnairobi.unep.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHANNES AKIWUMI Phone: (+254-20) 7624214 Fax: (+254-20) 7624315 Email: Johannes.Akiwumi at unep.org Contact Address: Head, Data and Information Management Section Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) United Nations Environment Programme P. O. Box 30552 City: Nairobi Postal Code: 00100 Country: Kenya