Evan, I posted this question to another listserv. Responses below.
David -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Topos / datasets for the Congo Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:08:52 -0400 From: Lars Bromley <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>,<[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Eastern Congo is certainly a tough area for mapping, generally speaking. I've done a little bit on the area and can suggest: 1. Carpe - forest monitoring project with various basemap sorts of data. http://carpe.umd.edu/ 2. SRTM topo data http://landcover.org 3. UNOSAT Congo PDF maps - possible to track down sources and beg http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/asp/prod_free.asp?id=17 4. Old Soviet military topographic maps at varying scales are available from EastView Cartographic for purchase, about $1000 per map sheet I think, digitized into shapefiles. Let me know if you need a point of contact there. 5. Wind speed data was at some point derived from GOES-1 data, but I have zero experience there. Best, Lars -------- Original Message -------- From Chris Nicholas: <[email protected]> might want to give the new ASTER 30m DEMs a try as well: http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp and of course, if you can afford a modest sum for digital maps, there is East View Cartographic; I've found them to be extremely reasonable and helpful http://www.cartographic.com/ Chris -----Original Message----- SCGIS colleagues: You might contact = Joel Masselink = New GIS support person for WCS/Congo office in Bunia/Epulu/Butembo. He is with us this week at CGIS/Rwanda (along with others from the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) where we are having a workshop on Ecological GAP Assessment. He has access to a lot of what you may need. Another colleague working for ARCOS--Mbalassa may also be helpful. They are working as we speak on trying to get data together for partners in Eastern Congo.... Here at CGIS (with Deo Rutamu) we are starting to build a geoportal to share some of the types of data you may need.... My best, Bob Ford ******************************* Robert E. Ford, PhD, MPH Research Professor/Adviser, CGISNUR Centre for GIS Training and Remote Sensing, National University of Rwanda Work (Rwanda) Email = [email protected] Local CELL (Rwanda) =(+250) 0783184865 USA Homebase: 140 Channing Street Redlands, CA 92373 USA USA Cell +1-909-363-6332 USA Home Tel 909-335-2375 Personal Email: [email protected] Webpage: http://geobobford.com SKYPE Name: geobobford
David Asbury <[email protected]> 08/13/09 6:49 PM >>>
Below is a request from another listserv. Thought someone here might be able to help out. David -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Geowanking] Topos / datasets for the Congo Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:36:16 -0300 From: evan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Hey Geowankers, I've got a friend who's working on a wind power project in the eastern Congo. Does anybody know where he might find good maps, specifically topos and wind maps of the Congo? Perhaps the UN or some agency might have them. Any idea where to look, who to ask? thanks, rabble _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org -- David Asbury GIS Analyst/Cartographer Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration 4179 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 325 Oakland, CA 94611 Voice: 510.420.4565 x105 Fax: 510.420.1345 email: asbury at cemar.org web: cemar.org ******************************************************* SCGIS:The LISTSERV for the Society for Conservation GIS www.scgis.org To unsubscribe send the following email message to [email protected]: SIGNOFF SCGIS ******************************************************** -- David Asbury GIS Analyst/Cartographer Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration 4179 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 325 Oakland, CA 94611 Voice: 510.420.4565 x105 Fax: 510.420.1345 email: asbury at cemar.org web: cemar.org _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
