XYZ Africa Map Data

This New Dataset was derived originally from 'The Digital Chart of the World (DCW)', VMAP0, WVS, the NIMA gazetteers It has been extensively added to, improved, re-coded and Attributed. You can use the Data in your own GIS system or for Publishing your own Maps. The Data are available in a variety of Vector formats, and we can also supply attractive Raster Image Versions.

 

The XYZ Africa 1:5 000 000(Nominal Scale) Database, uses the following layer structure:

Layer Name	Feature Type	Content
Towns	Points	Capital Cities, and other classes based on population.
Road	Lines	The Road Network in a fully topological form.
Railways	Lines	Main Railway Lines
Drainage	Lines	Rivers, Canals
Lakes	Polygons	Permanent, Impermanent and Salt Lakes.
Admin	Polygons	Country Regions.
Admin Lines	Lines	International, and Disputed Boundaries.
Symbols	Points	Airports, Mountains Summits.
Physical Names	Points + Lines	Physical Feature Points and Lines.