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Roads in Cameroon

Entry ID: Cm_Roads_CARPE

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Summary

Abstract: The road coverage consists of road data, taken from WRI's Africa Data Sampler,
with additional roads from the road map 'Cameroon Carte Routiere au
1:1,500,000' dated 1994 and published by IGN. Road classifications from the IGN
map have been added to the dataset. Map Scale: 1:100,000.

Geospatial Reference Information:

Horizontal datum Name North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name Clark 1866

[Summary provided by WRI]

Description: Central Africa Interactive GIS map using data from the Global Forest Watch.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 12.72

S: 2.04

E: 15.59

W: 8.84

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Central African Regional Program for the Environment

Dataset Title: Cameroon Roads

Dataset Publisher: World Resources Institute

Data Presentation Form: maps

Online Resource: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/datawarehouse/index.asp#

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > CAMEROON

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > TRANSPORTATION > ROADS

ISO Topic Category

TRANSPORTATION

Quality GFW and its collaborators have collected data from sources believed to be
reliable. Furthermore, all GFW data has undergone a formalized review process.
GFW and its collaborators provide the data "as is" and do not guarantee the
accuracy of the data. The data is provided without warranties expressed or
implied and GFW and its collaborators do not accept responsibility for ...

Access Constraints unrestricted

Use Constraints These data are copyrighted by WRI on behalf of GFW and its collaborators. Use
and reproduction of these data is authorized for educational or other
non-commercial purposes without prior permission from the copyright holders.
Also, we encourage news media to reproduce the information and maps, as long as
GFW is acknowledged as the source. You may make as many copies of the ...

Ancillary Keywords

GIS

map coverage

Global Forest Watch

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

CARPE

Data Center

World Resources Institute

Data Center URL: http://www.wri.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE Phone: 202-729-7600 Fax: 202-729-7610 Email: lorih at wri.org Contact Address: World Resources Institute 10 G Street, NE (Suite 800) City: Washington Province or State: DC Postal Code: 20002 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: electronic

Distribution Size: 166 KB

Distribution Format: shapefile

Fees: no fees

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-08-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-04-11

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