QDS GRID

Data ID

Description:

Grid of quarter degree squares used for many of the diversity and endemism maps

Chapter:

Additional data

File name:

qds

File type:

ArcView shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

qds

quarter degree squares

grid

Notes on data, analysis and

Grid of quarter degree squares covering Namibia used by many biologists for recording and presenting data (e.g. diversity

compilation:

and endemism). The grid was created using a grid maker in an Arcview extension.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

Exact. Derived from latitude and longitude values.

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

SQUARE

quarter degree square name e.g. 1914Db

X_COORD

x co-ordinate at centrepoint of QDS

Y_COORD

y co-ordinate at centrepoint of QDS

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

Atlas of Namibia

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted