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NAM EBSA Coastal Development
Resource ID
6956355c-f9a4-11eb-b70f-0242ac1c0006
Title
NAM EBSA Coastal Development
Date
Aug. 10, 2021, 6:30 a.m., Publication
Abstract
Coastal land transformation maps generated by Vera De Cauwer as part of the BCLME Physical mapping project were the base data. The mapping was based on orthophotos, satellite imagery and topographic maps, and gives an indication of any human transformation in the coastal area, e.g. roads, mines or settlements. The layer is now very dated especially considering that rapid urban expansion has occurred over the last few years in certain areas, such as between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. In addition, the original data layer was based on datasets that were already dated at the time and in many cases incomplete. The data were reclassified and presented as a coastal development score of 0-1, per 5' grid cell.
Edition
Completed in 2014
Responsible
Linda
Point of Contact
Harris
Linda.Harris@mandela.ac.za
Purpose
This is a spatial representation of the relative intensity of coastal development in Namibia. It was originally created to support the BCC Spatial Biodiversity Assessment and Spatial Management, including Marine Protected Areas project.
Maintenance Frequency
unknown
Type
grid
Restrictions
otherRestrictions
None
License
Public Domain
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
Start
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End
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Supplemental Information
See the Technical Report: https://geodata.benguelacc.org/documents/88 And Appendix 5 for details and metadata: https://geodata.benguelacc.org/documents/115
Data Quality
The layer was created for the BCC Spatial Biodiversity Assessment and Spatial Management, including Marine Protected Areas project
Extent
  • x0: 8.166666030883790
  • x1: 16.500000000000000
  • y0: -30.666667938232400
  • y1: -17.250000000000000
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4326
Keywords
no keywords
Category
Infrastructure
Regions
Namibia