Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set
The Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set represents urban land use and consolidation of informal settlements for the years 1982, 1992, 1998, and 2002, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The land use categories are informal settlement areas, planned residential areas, ocean and estuaries, vacant and agriculture lands, and other urban features such as industrial or recreation areas. The data are based on the World Geodetic System spheroid of 1984 and use the Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 37 South projection.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 6.57 S: -39.07 E: 39.37 W: -7.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: Shapefile |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | MODELS | |
| Data Center(s): | SEDAC | Instrument(s): | Computer |
| Version: | 1.0 | ||
- Title: Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set
- Creator: Sliuzas, R.V., A. Hill, C. Lindner, and S. Greiving
- Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
- Release Date: 2016-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H43T9F56
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdp-downscaled-population-b2-1990-2100/docs, Documentation Page
Collection Information
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Purpose
To provide urban land use and informal settlements for the years 1982, 1992, 1998, and 2002 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. -
DOI
10.7927/H43T9F56
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Processing Level
4
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Collection Progress
Complete
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Use Constraints
Users are free to use, copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work for commercial and non-commercial purposes, without restriction, as long as clear attribution of the source is provided.
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Title: Managing Informal Settlements: A Study Using Geo-Information in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Author(s): Sliuzas, R.V.
Series: ITC Publication Series
Issue: 112
Online Resource: https://webapps.itc.utwente.nl/librarywww/papers_2004/phd/sliuzas.pdf
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ISO Topic Categories
- IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
- SOCIETY
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| URBANSPATIAL | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Geodetic Model:
| Datum Name | Ellipsoid Name | Semi Major Axis | Flattening Ratio Denominator |
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| World Geodetic System 1984 | WGS84 | 6378137 | 298.257224 |
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT
- AFRICA
- CONTINENT
- AFRICA
- EASTERN AFRICA
- TANZANIA
Data Centers
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ARCHIVER, DISTRIBUTORSocioeconomic Data and Applications Center
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: Shapefile
Format Type: Native
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