| WATER SUPPLY: ACCESS TO SAFE WATER |
| Data ID |
| File name: | access2_5km |
| File path: | d:\north_central\Water\supply\ |
| File type: | Arcview shapefile |
| Category: | Water |
| Description: | A 2.5 km buffer drawn around the supply of "safe" water: pipelines (including proposed pipelines) and deep |
| | boreholes |
| Status: | Completed |
| Geographical area: | north-central Namibia |
| Keywords: | access |
| | safe water |
| | potable water |
| | water |
| | pipelines |
| | boreholes |
| | buffer |
| Date of last update: | 2000/05/01 |
| ID notes: | Water defined as "safe" is treated water (i.e. water supplied through pipelines) or water pumped from deep under |
| | the ground (i.e. boreholes). Directorate of Rural Water Supply aims to provide water to within 2.5 km of |
| | households, clinics & schools. |
| | |
| | Buffers based on the following datasets: |
| | Water: Bulk Water Supply Pipelines |
| | Water: Bulk Water Supply Pipelines - planned |
| | Water: Boreholes & wells with pumps |
| | Water: Borehole water points |
| Location notes: |
| Data quality and organisation |
| Positional Accuracy: | interpolated data |
| Vector/Raster: | Vector |
| Data quality notes: |
| Spatial reference |
| Projection: | Geodetic |
| Datum: | Bessel |
| Spatial reference notes: |
| Fields |
| Field name | Field description | Field source/notes |
| ID | unique identifier |
| BUFFERDIS | distance of buffer in kilometers |
| Source/Distribution |
| Lineage/Source of Data: | Compiled by NNEP |
| Author of Data Source: | Environmental Profiles Project |
| Contact: | Environmental Profiles Project or Natural Resource Information Service (NRIS) |
| Online/Offline Address: | Environmental Profiles Project, |
| | Directorate of Environmental Affairs, P/Bag 13306, Windhoek, |
| | Tel: 061 249015 |
| | www.dea.met.gov.na |
| | OR |
| | Natural Resource Information System (NRIS), |
| | Ministry of Lands, Resettlement & Rehabilitation, P/Bag 5571, Oshakati |
| | Email: nris@africaonline.com.na |
| Distribution notes: | Unrestricted |
| | 07 December 2000 | Page 1 of 24 |