Geographic information 0% open

Benin

What data is expected?

A geographical map of the country including national traffic routes, stretches of water, markings of heights, and administrative zones. The map must at least be provided at a scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5km). Geographic information is instrumental for many use cases, including the mapping of unemployment statistics or demographics, as well as journey planning.

  • Scale of 1:250.000
  • Markings of national infrastructure
  • Markings of relief/heights
  • Markings of water stretches
  • National borders
  • Administrative boundaries (level 2)
  • Coordinates of administrative boundaries
  • None of the above

How open is the data?

All answers

Question Answer Comment
Available free of charge No
Publicly available No
Openly licenced No
Up-to-date No
In an open and machine-readable format
Digital data No
Print data No
Collected by government Yes
findable_steps I did not have access to data since they do not exist. I contacted someone working at The National Geographic Institute to get the information I provided in the form
characteristics None of the above
Controlled access No
Collector name The National Geographic Institute, Ministère de l’Urbanisme, de l’Habitat, de la Réforme foncière et de la Lutte contre l’érosion côtière

I found no indication though that the data actually exists. Their geoportal is under construction https://ign.bj/geoportail-2/.

Meta data

Data location   Unknown
Data licence   Unknown
Data format   Unknown
Reviewer   Codrina Maria Ilie
Submitters   anonymous
Last modified   Thu May 10 2018 18:22:30 GMT+0000 (UTC)