Africa: Integrated NOAA AVHRR and Shaded Relief

Raster format landcover GIS data for Africa using integrated NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and shaded relief maps.  Includes a low resolution DEM of the entire African continent.  File size is approximately 606mb.

Coordinate system: Geographic (Lat. and Long.)
Source format: PIX file (PCI Geomatica)
Ground pixel resolution: 4km
Released: 1996
Library Call Number: GD.AF.01 (World)

Restrictions on Access

This resource is available to University of Western Ontario students, faculty and staff for academic, research or personal reasons.   Patrons will be required to present a valid UWO ID card and sign a release form when requesting the data. Data must be requested in person at the Map and Data Centre Reference desk.

Data Manipulation / Usage

The Map and Data Centre has 2 GIS workstations equipped with ArcGIS 10.0 other software to explore/manipulate the data.  UWO users may also copy requested resources to a data storage device (ex. USB flash drive, CD-R) for research or teaching use outside of the library.

Sample View of the Data

AVHRR sample - The Great Lakes of Africa and Surrounding Area

Sample Citation

Africa: Integrated NOAA AVHRR and Shaded Relief [computer file]. Burlington, Ontario: Geomatics International, 1996.