Ugandan Environmental Resource Database: Climatology, Land Cover, and Boundaries

A 1987 geospatial database digitized from the Atlas of Uganda (1964 and 1967 editions) by UNEP/GRID-Nairobi with support from Ugandan experts. It contains layers for climatology, geomorphology, animals, boundaries, land cover, population, and land use, though some layers are noted as outdated. Datasets are in Transverse Mercator Projection with coordinates stored in Latitude/Longitude.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land cover changes based on the described land cover and land use layers
• Model environmental resource distribution based on the described geology, terrain, and soils layers
• Study climatological patterns in Uganda based on the climatology data
• Map administrative or natural boundaries based on the described boundaries layer

Strengths

• Digitized from authoritative source maps (Atlas of Uganda, 1964 and 1967 editions)
• Development involved a team of Ugandan experts for analysis
• Includes derived datasets with added attribute information and new entities

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
• The description notes some layers, such as land use and forest reserves, are out of date

Provenance

Source

UNEP/GRID-Nairobi, with digitization by the Department of Geography, Birkbeck College, London.

Collection Method

Digitized from paper maps using ARC/INFO software, with analysis supported by Ugandan experts.

Time Range

Primary source maps from 1964 and 1967; database compiled from January to July 1987.

Freshness

Last updated is unknown; data was compiled in 1987 from maps published in the 1960s.

Geography

Uganda.