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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 | No | |
| Publicly available | No | |
| Openly licenced | No | |
| Up-to-date | No | There are some geographical data that are updated. |
| In an open and machine-readable format | Other | NIC uses proprietary tool to produce their geo data. It explains certainly why they apply a fee for Geo Data that should normally be in public domain. |
| Digital data | No | At request and after the payment of a fee, National Institute of Cartography can provide digital records of Data. |
| Print data | No | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| findable_steps | Online Search. I also attended a recent event organized by the National Institute of Cartography, and had time to understand their workings, as we promote OpenGeo Movement in Cameroon. | |
| 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 | These are produced by the national institute of cartography. |
| Controlled access | No | |
| Collector name | National Institute of Cartography |