Roads and Rivers of Africa's Transportation Network, 1991

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Title: Roads and Rivers of Africa's Transportation Network, 1991

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The Road Transportation Network datasets (from Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire) are a combination of major roads and rivers that were generated for the Elephant Database. The Database was a result of cooperation between European Communities (EEC), Elsa Wild Animal Appeal (EWAA) and UNEP/GRID. Source map used was from the National Geographic Institute, Paris (of unknown scale), was projected into Miller Oblated Stereographic at 1:1000000. File: CAMROADS.E00 Code: 112002-001 File CAMROARDS represents major roads, plus rivers of Cameroon. File: GABONRD.E00 Code: 123002-001 File GABONRD represents major roads, plus rivers of Gabon. File: EGRDS.E00 Code: 121003-001 File: ZAIRAPP.E00 Code: 158003-001 Vector Member The E00 file is in Arc/info format and should be imported with the Arc/Info command Import cover In-Filename Out-Filename Reference: UNEP/EEC/EWAA Technical Report on the African Elephant Database (1991) Source map : from National Geographic Institute, scale 1:1000000 Publication Date : September 1991 Projection : Miller Type : Line Format : Arc/Info Export non-compressed

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > RIVERS/STREAMS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT

Theme_Keyword: Freshwater > Freshwater Resources > Rivers

Theme_Keyword: Human Settlements > Infrastructure > Access Roads

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Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > GABON

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