SAFARI 2000 Archived Website for Southern Africa Research

Archived SAFARI 2000 Project website captures the final state of an international regional science initiative as of October 2008. The dataset is a static snapshot containing text and associated files from the project database, which studied land-atmosphere processes and emissions in southern Africa. NASA organized the initiative, which involved the international community and African nations, and no updates have been made since January 2008.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical project documentation and research findings on biogenic and anthropogenic emissions.
• Studying the structure and outputs of a major international earth science initiative from the early 2000s.
• Examining regional land-atmosphere interaction models and data collection methods for southern Africa.
• Reviewing project reports, presentations, and imagery related to biogeophysical systems.

Strengths

• Represents a complete archived state of a major international science project website from a specific date (October 2008).
• Project scope was built around multiple already-funded activities by NASA and international partners, indicating a substantive foundation.
• Cross-platform presence on U.S. government data portals signals its importance as a preserved record.

Limitations

• Contains no structured data tables or column information; the original database was transitioned to static text and files.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date: Data.gov lists a future date (2026-03-13), while NASA Earthdata lists the archival date (2008-10-01).
• Data size, row counts, and specific file details are not provided across all sources.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Archival of the project website and conversion of its supporting database to static text and files.

Time Range

Project active until 2008; archive snapshot from 2008-10-01.

Freshness

2008-10-01

Geography

Southern Africa