SANBI Metadata
MBCP Vegetation types (VegMap MBCP.shp)
The new vegetation map of South Africa was obtained from the South African Biodiversity Institute. This coverage was used as the basis upon which minor edits were made. One grassland type, Lydenburg Montane Grassland was split up into two units; the Malelane Mountain Bushveld was also split up into two units; and the forest biome (comprising 4 forest types in Mpumalanga) was classified into nine forest types.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2004
- Edition
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1.0
- Purpose
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The Vegetation map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland was developed to improve the scale and accuracy of all other existing vegetation maps. This map was used as a foundation for the MBCP, and National conservation targets were used for each vegetation type.
- Status
- On going
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Theme
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Vegetation
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- Place
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South Africa
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Mpumalanga
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- Access constraints
- Copyright
- Use constraints
- otherRestictions
- Other constraints
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Although every effort was made to ensure the accuracy and correctness of the data and information, the Mpumalanga Parks Board (MPB) makes no warranties as to the correctness of the information supplied. If a person chooses to rely on this information, they do so at their own risk. MPB will thus not be liable for any claims whatsoever, whether for damages or otherwise, which may arise as a result of inaccuracies or misinterpretations of the information supplied.
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 50000
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Begin date
- 2016-01-01
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- Reference system identifier
- WGS 1984
Distributor
- OnLine resource
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A list of spatial data-sets are available at this URL.
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BGIS Spatial Datasets
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- Dataset
- Statement
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Details in:
Munina, L., Rutherford, M.C. & Powrie, L.W. 2005. Vegetation Map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. South African National Biodiversity Institute. ISBN 1-919976- 22-1.
SANBI vegetation map is the result of a collaborative project involving many experts. The map was derived to provide floristic-based vegetation units. According to Mucina & Rutherford, 2005, an attempt was made to maintain a consistent level of detail across the
map, but areas with botanical interest were mapped with more details where data was available. Though the dataset is subject to minor modifications, it remains the most complete and up to date information on the vegetation types of South Africa.
Rouget, M., Reyers, B., Jonas, Z., Driver, A., Desmet, P., Maze, K., Egoh, B., Cowling, R.M. (2004). South African National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment 2004: Technical Report. Volume 1: Terrestrial Component. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute.
- File identifier
- cd85dbb1-2c75-42b8-bf91-6910cbb8d695 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Date stamp
- 2017-07-03T09:34:39
- Metadata standard name
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SANS 1878
- Metadata standard version
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FGDC-STD-001-1998
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