Spatial data infrastructure in Africa: spotting the elephant behind trees

Kate Lance

USGS · 70156752

Spatial data infrastructure in Africa: spotting the elephant behind trees

Abstract

A few years ago, if one surveyed Africa to see how prevalent Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) initiatives were, one might have gotten a scanty response. But scratch a bit deeper, and a different story begins to emerge. SDI development has been plodding along, though at times with a different name.

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Source-reported bounding extent: -35.31736632923786° to 37.85750715625203° latitude; -18.80859375° to 51.50390625° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Kate Lance. 2003. Spatial data infrastructure in Africa: spotting the elephant behind trees. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70156752

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