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Geospatial Data for Sudan
Note this page was created to support the 2011 referendum in Sudan and is no longer being updated. Some of the below links may no longer be valid. UN and other users can refer to the Information Management Working Group for access to current data.
Contact lars.bromley@unitar.org with any questions, suggestions, or corrections. Please credit sources as indicated.
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Data Source: UN Sudan Information Management Working Group (IMWG) Contact Helena.Puig -atsign- undp.org for more information |
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All Sudan Settlements |
30,990 settlements. Shapefile download includes state-by-state as well as one merged file. | kml | shp-zip | Regioned kml |
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Southern Sudan Settlements |
18,370 settlements of southern Sudan in one merged file. | kml | shp-zip | Regioned kml |
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Polling Stations |
All mapped polling stations in northern and southern Sudan. Original information from Southern Sudan Referendum Commission. Geocoded via crowdsource with support of UNDP Sudan and UNOSAT. Some polling stations not mapped to the exact settlement, this is noted in the attribute table. Some polling stations not found, attempts will be made to geo-locate them in the near future. | kmz | shp-zip | |
| Airfields | UN utilized relief airfields throughout Sudan. | kml | shp-zip | |
| Roads | UN utilized road networks throughout Sudan | kml | shp-zip | |
| Southern Sudan Counties | Country boundary lines in southern Sudan | kml | shp-zip | |
| Northern Sudan Localities | Locality boundary lines in northern Sudan | kml | shp-zip | |
| States | State boundaries for all Sudan | kml | shp-zip | |
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Data Source: UN Sudan Information Gateway. See UNSudanIG for more info. |
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| Data Theme | Notes | KML | SHP | Other |
| Settlements | kml/shp-zip | |||
| Administrative Boundaries | kml/shp-zip | |||
| Transportation Networks | kml/shp-zip | |||
| Hydrology | kml/shp-zip | |||
| Map Centre | A wealth of links to mapping resources at UNSudanIG and elsewhere. | Web Page | ||
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| Data Source: Ushahidi Deployments | ||||
| Data Theme | Notes | KML | SHP | Other |
| AllAfrica.com | Web Page | |||
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Sudan Vote Monitor |
Web Page | |||
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Data Source: Google Map Maker Registration and Google Terms of Use agreement required. |
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| Data Theme | Notes | KML | SHP | Other |
| Satellite Image: QuickBird, Abyei and area | Copyright DigitalGlobe 2010. Produced by Google. | kml | ||
| Towns, Transportation, and more... | Data generated by the Google Map Maker Community | kml & shp-zip | ||
| Help Map Sudan! | Help the Google Map Maker Community build a better map of Southern Sudan. |
Discussion Group |
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Data Source: Open Street Map See OSM for more info. |
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| Data Theme | Notes | KML | SHP | Other |
| Towns, Transportation, and more... |
shp-zip, OSM xml, and more |
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Data Source: US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency See NGA GEOnet Names Server for more info. |
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| Data Theme | Notes | KML | SHP | Other |
| Named Points | Zip'd TXT | |||
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Data Source: Joint Research Centre of the European Commission See JRC for more info. |
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| Data Theme | Notes | KML | SHP | Other |
| UN/EC Common Gazetteer Search | WebQuery | |||
