[TZGISUG] TANZANIA scanned maps and reports- World Soil Survey Archive and Catalogue (WOSSAC)

[Mike Shand]

Hi Ragnvald,

I assume you downloaded the Zip file (142Mb) and found it was a high-res 
raster scan.  I don't think they have any vector data in their archive.
You would have to check with the Project Sponsor CARE Tanzania or the 
author HTS (I assume Hunting Technical Services) for the original GIS 
files if they exist, I am not familiar with this set of maps.

Mike

> A good tip Mike! Seems like some of the maps are based on shapefiles - 
> even the ones from 1990. I am interested in finding shapefiles for 
> roads from these maps. For example this one:
>
> http://www.wossac.com/search/wossac_detail.cfm?ID=20354
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ragnvald
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Just come across a fascinating archive of downloadable maps and 
>> reports for Tanzania from the World Soil Survey Archive and Catalogue 
>> (WOSSAC <http://www.wossac.com/index.cfm>) that may be of interest to 
>> some.
>>
>> *To find what is there just do a separate SEARCH for Tanzania, 
>> Tanganyika or maybe just your area of interest if you are lucky.*
>>
>> The search will find Scanned Soil and Land Use maps, reports and 
>> surveys for Tanzania with scanning and digital capture of the 
>> material, comprised 215 maps and 180 reports. Most of it seems to be 
>> pre-2000 including some of the 1996 Huntings Land Cover & Land Use 
>> 1:250,000 maps, national atlas sheets etc  - scanning is at 400dpi 
>> some maps are geo-referencing (1996 Hunting maps) some maps are not.
>>
>> A useful overview of the material can be found here: 
>> http://www.wossac.com/archive/overview_tanzania.cfm
>>
>> I haven't checked yet but some of the maps, but not the reports, may 
>> have already appeared on the Eurosoils website which also has a huge 
>> scanned archive:
>> http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esdb_archive/EuDASM/africa/lists/ctz.htm
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike
>>
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