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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 | |
| Downloadable | No | |
| Publicly available | Yes | Last update according to ESA authority is on 2000, https://www.esa.gov.eg/Topographic_Maps.pdf (Page 10) |
| Openly licenced | No | |
| Up-to-date | No | Last update according to ESA authority is on 2000, https://www.esa.gov.eg/Topographic_Maps.pdf (Page 10) |
| In an open and machine-readable format | Only visualisation | |
| Digital data | Yes | |
| location | https://geoportal.capmas.gov.eg//EgyGeoInfo/default.html - Visualisation application for geographical information | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| findable_steps | Found in google using keyword "Egypt official map" in Arabic. | |
| 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 | Egyptian General Survey Authority |