The ConInfo data management system contains a wealth of information on Namibia's conservancies and protected areas.

CONINFO

What is ConInfo?

ConInfo is a data management tool for storing and managing conservation related data. It comprises 4 main data types: 1) Databases and spreadsheets 2) GIS data 3) Image data, and 4) Documentation. Each conservation area (e.g. conservancy, concession, national park) has its own folder under each data type within which all relevant data are stored. Software such as Winzip (which retains information on folder levels and paths) precludes the need for users to copy the data structure as a 'one click' operation places the data they require in the correct location and folders on their computer.

What's in ConInfo?

ConInfo contains conservation related information for Namibia. It holds a wide array of documents, Image files, GIS files and databases. The contents of ConInfo continue to grow and the interface search facility allows you to find any file based on keywords or phrases in the file title.

A general overview of ConInfo contents is provided below. For more information, read the overview document [pdf 142 KB].

GIS

• Boundaries & data for conservancies, parks, concessions, community forests, private reserves
• National layers - infrastructure, climate, resources, grids, diversity & endemism, environmental
• Distribution shapefiles for birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees & high value plants
• Default Arcview projects for conservation areas (depicting main GIS layers)
• Digital elevation grid data for Namibia and individually for each conservancy

Documents

• Management plans
• Fact sheets
• Field data collection sheets
• Census & surveys - reports and summaries
• Maps
• Manuals
• Problem animals, quotas, game introductions
• Posters

Databases

• Incident book (Parks)
• Event book (Conservancies)
• Game counts (North west, North central, Caprivi, South)
• Avian database
• Mammals, reptiles, amphibians database
• Game utilisation
• High value plants
• Tree atlas

Imagery

• Orthophotos for conservancies, concessions and some parks
• Landsat national images
• 1:250 000 topographic maps
• Digital elevation model (90 m intervals)

How to get a copy of ConInfo

Much of the development of ConInfo is co-ordinated by the Natural Resources Working Group (NRWG) in conjunction with other partners. More information or copies of ConInfo can be obtained from the NRWG.

CONINFO updates

Updated files are available from the CONINFO ftp site.

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