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  Please cite page as: Africa Groundwater Atlas. 2019. Country boundaries and land surface elevation. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. ''Weblink''.


== Dataset Description ==
==Country boundaries and land surface elevation maps==


A digital elevation model (DEM) has been used to produce a topographic map for each country in the Atlas. The DEM is derived from the USGS Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation dataset (GTOPO30).
On each country page in this Atlas is a map showing the country boundary, land surface elevation, and the location of the capital city. These maps were created especially for the Atlas by combining three separate open source maps for all of Africa from third party providers. The maps for each country were clipped from our derived Africa-wide map.
Administrative country boundaries in the Atlas are derived from the GADM database of global administrative areas (version 2.0).  


Capital cities shown in the Atlas are taken from the 2011 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, provided by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section).  
If you reproduce any of these country maps from this Atlas, please cite both the Africa Groundwater Atlas and the USGS (GTOPO30), GADM and UN - for more details see below.


== Links to External Data ==
[[File:Political.png | 500px | right | thumb| Map of Africa showing elevation, country boundaries and capital cities. Derived from USGS GTOPOPO30; GADM global administrative areas; and UN Revision of World Urbanization Prospects.]]


==Data sources==


The USGS Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation dataset is freely available from the [https://lta.cr.usgs.gov/GTOPO30 US Geological Survey]
===USGS GTOPO30===


A digital elevation model (DEM) of Africa was derived from the US Geological Survey (USGS) Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation dataset (GTOPO30), which is available to download from the [https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-digital-elevation-global-30-arc-second-elevation-gtopo30?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects US Geological Survey].


===GADM Global Administrative areas===


The administrative boundaries are freely available to download from [https://www.gadm.org/ GADM]
Administrative country boundaries in the Atlas are derived from the GADM database of global administrative areas (version 2.0), which is available to download from [https://www.gadm.org/ GADM].


===UN Revision of World Urbanization Prospects===


The Capital Cities shapefile is available through the [https://geocommons.com/overlays/225940 Geocommons] website.
The locations of capital cities for this map were derived from the 2011 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, provided by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section). This is available to download through the [https://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/CD-ROM/ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division] website.




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Africa Groundwater Atlas >> Additional resources >> Supporting environmental information >> Country boundaries and land surface elevation

  Please cite page as: Africa Groundwater Atlas. 2019. Country boundaries and land surface elevation. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. Weblink.

Country boundaries and land surface elevation maps

On each country page in this Atlas is a map showing the country boundary, land surface elevation, and the location of the capital city. These maps were created especially for the Atlas by combining three separate open source maps for all of Africa from third party providers. The maps for each country were clipped from our derived Africa-wide map.

If you reproduce any of these country maps from this Atlas, please cite both the Africa Groundwater Atlas and the USGS (GTOPO30), GADM and UN - for more details see below.

Map of Africa showing elevation, country boundaries and capital cities. Derived from USGS GTOPOPO30; GADM global administrative areas; and UN Revision of World Urbanization Prospects.

Data sources

USGS GTOPO30

A digital elevation model (DEM) of Africa was derived from the US Geological Survey (USGS) Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation dataset (GTOPO30), which is available to download from the US Geological Survey.

GADM Global Administrative areas

Administrative country boundaries in the Atlas are derived from the GADM database of global administrative areas (version 2.0), which is available to download from GADM.

UN Revision of World Urbanization Prospects

The locations of capital cities for this map were derived from the 2011 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, provided by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section). This is available to download through the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division website.


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