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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 | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | No way to check. | |
| Digital data | Yes | https://www.ngi.gov.za/index.php/what-we-do/maps-and-geospatial-information/35-map-products/52-1-250-000-topo-cadastral-maps |
| location | no - | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| findable_steps | Review of initi | |
| 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 | No | |
| Collector name | Department of Rural Development and Land Reform |