5.27 DENSITIES OF GOATS - GRID

Data ID

Description:

10km grid of goat density

Chapter:

5 Land and History

File name:

goatsgrid10km

File type:

ArcView grid

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

goat

density

Notes on data, analysis and

Derived using data from:

compilation:

1) Mendelsohn, J.M. and Roberts, C.S. 1997. An environmental Atlas and Profile of Caprivi. Ministry of Environment

and Tourism, Windhoek.

2) Mendelsohn, J.M., el Obeid, S. and Roberts, C.S. 2000. A profile of north-central Namibia. Gamsberg MacMillan,

Windhoek.

3) Mendelsohn, J.M. and el Obeid, S. 2001. A preliminary profile of Kavango region. Namibia Nature Foundation,

Windhoek

4) Directorate of Veterinary Services of the MAWRD 1998 farm census data.

For commercial farming areas, data were initially attributed to farms and then converted to grids at a resolution of 10

km. For many areas, especially communal areas, data were used in combination with the human population map (Figure 6.01) to 'spread'

animals across rural areas. Resulting point maps were gridded at a resolution of 10 km. Map units of the grid = km.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

Original data generally accurate to farm level or better. Data for some areas (e.g. Veterinary Services data for communal

areas) only at district level.

Vector/Raster:

Raster

Spatial reference

Projection:

Albers Conical Equal Area

Spheroid

Bessel

Standard parallel1

-27

Standard parallel2

-19

Longitude of central meridian

18.5

Latitude of projection origin

-27

Fields

Field name

Field description

Value

No of animals per km2

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

See notes on data analysis and compilation

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted