Geo Publication: Geoinformation in Socio-Economic Development: Determination of Fundamental Datasets for Africa

This publication aims to recommend a consistent definition and specify the contents of fundamental datasets for Africa’s socio-economic development. With the agreed definition and contents, it would now be possible to undertake a status study and perform gap analysis to develop strategies for providing the geoinformation resources needed for socio-economic planning and monitoring at national and regional levels. The material for the publication was collected through a comprehensive survey of African and international institutions involved in the production, management and use of geoinformation products in and related to Africa. The survey sought to establish what datasets are most commonly used as a foundation for other spatial information products and the criteria used in selecting them.

The Government of South Africa, through the Chief Directorate of Survey and Mapping, as the chair of the Working Group funded a contract undertaken by EIS-AFRICA and the Human and Social Research Council (HSRC) to implement the study.

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