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Africa Data Sampler (1992 - 1995)

Date: 1992 - 1995
Creator: World Conservation Monitoring Centre and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Projection: Robinson
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Access: CD-Rom # 012
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Further information can be found at http://www.wri.org/data/ads-home.html
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ArcAtlas : Our Earth (1996)

Date: 1996
Creator: ESRI
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Scale: varied scales
Access: CD-ROM [144]
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ArcAtlas: Our Earth contains global geographic and attribute data at three scales (1:10,000,000 for Europe, 1:20,000,000 for North and South America, Africa and Antarctica 1:25,000,000 for Asia and Australia). The data set was produced by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) and can be used with the ArcView and ArcInfo software packages.
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Geological Atlas of Africa 2006 ()

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Creator: Schluter, Thomas
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Access: CD-ROM [292]
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Here is the new edition of the first attempt to summarize the geology of Africa by presenting it in an atlas and to synthesize the stratigraphy, tectonics, economic geology, geohazards and geosites of each country and territory of the continent. Furthermore, the digitized geological maps are correlated and harmonized according to the current stratigraphic timetable. The atlas aims to contribute to capacity building in African Earth Sciences and to aid the initiation of research and enable the achievement of economic opportunities by providing a database of basic geological background information.
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Global Forest Watch Data Warehouse (1950s-2000s)

Date: 1950s-2000s
Creator: World Resources Institute
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Access: Web
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Global GIS Database: Digital Atlas of Africa Digital Data Series DDS-62-B (2001)

Date: 2001
Creator: United States Geological Survey
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Scale: 1:1000000
Access: CD-ROM #003
Description:
The Digital Data Series encompasses a broad range of digital data, including computer programs, interpreted results of investigations, comprehensive reviewed data bases, spatial data sets, digital images and animation, and multimedia presentations that are not intended for printed release. Scientific reports in this series cover a wide variety of subjects on all facets of U.S. Geological Survey investigations and research that are of lasting scientific interest and value. Releases in the Digital Data Series offer access to scientific information that is available in digital form; the information is primarily for viewing, processing, and (or) analyzing by comput
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Shewa Province Jibat & Mecha Awraja (September 1961)

Date: September 1961
Creator: Imperial Ethiopian Mapping & Geography Institute
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Scale: 1:250,000
Access: Web
Description:
Insets: Location map -- map showing districts.
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