2.13 THE KALAHARI AND RECENT DESERTS - BOUNDARY

Data ID

Description:

Boundary of the extent of the Kalahari sands in Namibia

Chapter:

2 Physical geography

File name:

kalahari group

File type:

Arcview shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

Kalahari

geology

sand

Notes on data, analysis and

Extracted from the simplified geological map of Namibia (Fig 2.04).

compilation:

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

1:1000 000 scale

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

FEATURE

Cuvelai, floodplain etc.

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

Geological Survey of Namibia

Contact:

Dr G. Schneider

Online/Offline Address:

Geological Survey of Namibia

Ministry of Mines & Energy

1 Aviation Road

P.O.Box 2168

Windhoek

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted

2.13 THE KALAHARI AND RECENT DESERTS - DUNES

Data ID

Description:

Alignment of dunes in Namibia

Chapter:

2 Physical geography

File name:

The Kalahari and recent deserts - dunes

File type:

Arcview shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

Kalahari

sand

dune

geology

Notes on data, analysis and

Shapefile was created from a geocorrected scanned image of an illustration in a manuscript (see source). Note, this

compilation:

shapefile was created for illustrative purposes.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

Low. Extracted from a figure in a manuscript

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

RECNO

unique ID for each dune line

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

The Kalahari Environment, 1991. Thomas D.S.G. and Shaw P.A. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted

2.13 THE KALAHARI AND RECENT DESERTS - BASINS

Data ID

Description:

Boundary of the extent of the Kalahari basin in Africa

Chapter:

2 Physical geography

File name:

The Kalahari and recent deserts - basin

File type:

Arcview shapefile

Geographical area:

Africa

Keywords:

Kalahari

geology

basin

sand

Notes on data, analysis and

Extracted from the 1:5000 000 International Digital Metallogenic Map of Africa (see source).

compilation:

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

1:5000 000 scale

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

ID	unique polygon ID

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

1:5000 000 International Digital Metallogenic Map of Africa

Contact:

Ms M. Veselinovic-Williams

Online/Offline Address:

The Director

Council for Geoscience

Private Bag x112

Pretoria

South Africa

E-mail: veswill@geoscience.org.za

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted

2.13 THE KALAHARI AND RECENT DESERTS - RIVERS

Data ID

Description:

River courses draining the Kalahari desert in Namibia

Chapter:

2 Physical geography

File name:

The Kalahari and recent deserts - rivers

File type:

Arcview shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

Kalahari

geology

rivers

Notes on data, analysis and

Extracted from the national rivers shapefile obtained from the HYMNAM project (see source). Included in this

compilation:

shapefile are the subset of rivers falling within the kalahari group.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

1:1000 000 scale

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

MAINRIV

Name of the river

STATUS

perennial or non-perennial

RECNO

unique ID for each river section

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

Hydrogeological Map of Namibia

Contact:

Department of Water Affairs

Online/Offline Address:

Department of Water Affairs

Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Rural Development

Private Bag 13193

Windhoek

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted