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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.
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| Downloadable | Yes | |
| Publicly available | No | |
| Openly licenced | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | No | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | DBF, SHP, SHX | |
| Digital data | No | |
| Print data | Yes | https://www.rgc.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=60&Itemid=76 - individual files to download https://www.rgc.cd/images/RGCdocs/specifications48.pdf metadata specifications. |
| location | https://www.rgc.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=ca - Individual files available for download | metadata https://www.rgc.cd/images/RGCdocs/specifications48.pdf |
| Collected by government | No | |
| findable_steps | Review of the initial submission and web search. | |
| characteristics | 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 | |
| Controlled access | Yes | |
| Collector name | Le Référentiel Géographique Commun (RGC) | |
| Collected by private-org | Yes | individual files to download in ESRI shapefile : https://www.rgc.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=60&Itemid=76 https://www.rgc.cd/images/RGCdocs/specifications48.pdf metadata specifications |
| licence_url | https://www.rgc.cd/images/RGCdocs/specifications48.pdf | |
| Collected by sub-government | No |