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The GIS unit in the Institute of Marine Sciences is in the proces of digitalization and integration of data. The team of 2 experts provides maps for decision-makers, planners and scientists. The products of their work is used as a tool for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICAM) and coastal research. |
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The database consists of ArcView based GIS layers and a set of attribute tabular data. Requests for user-specified maps can be addressed to the Institute of Marine Sciences or the project team. The major topics (GIS Layers) covered are: Administration & Infrastructure | Biological Resources Hydrology | Fisheries The scale of the basemaps of the layers varies from 1:250,000 to 1:25,000. Examples of user-defined maps used in ICAM in Tanzania: | ||||||
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Environmental Sensitivity Index maps for Dar Es Salaam Area |
Mapping an ecosounding survey |
Mapping Coastal and Marine Managment Programmes |
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Other activities undertaken by the GIS unit are: The information contained in the GIS database is as accurate as possible within the limitations of scale and is supplied in good faith. However, any indication of legal status of land, the delimitation of gazetted protected areas, the existence of public roads and access, depth of water, or any such information, cannot be presumed to be proof of the same and the publishers cannot be held responsible for errors. |
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Related Projects | Eastern African Action Plan | Regional Seas Programme Comments and Remarks about the contents of this homepage can be addressed to eafatlas@unep.org Last updated: 2/06/99 |
