Jenness, J.; Dooley, J.; Aguilar-Manjarrez, J.; Riva, C. 2007. African Water Resource Database. GIS-based tools for inland aquatic resource management. 2. Technical manual and workbook. CIFA Technical Paper. No. 33, Part 2. Rome, FAO. 308 p.

AWRD data archive
The African Water Resource Database (AWRD) data archive likely represents the most comprehensive archive of water management and base resource mapping data ever compiled for Africa and available to the public domain.

The AWRD data archive includes an extensive collection of datasets covering the African continent including 28 thematic data layers drawn from over 25 data sources, resulting in 156 unique datasets. The core data layers include: various depictions of surface waterbodies; multiple watershed models; aquatic species; rivers; political boundaries; population density; soils; satellite imagery; and many other physiographic and climatological data types. The AWRD archival data have been specifically formatted to allow their direct utilization within any geographic information system (GIS) software package conforming to Open-GIS standards.

The primary AWRD data integral to the function of the AWRD are distributed in two DVDs accompanying part 2 of this publication and are also available for download.

The data contained within the AWRD archive have been organized to facilitate their retrieval via eight Database Components. Click on the hyperlinks below to download data by database component:

Primary data integral to the function of the AWRD
1. Surface Waterbodies
2. Watersheds
3. Rivers
4. Aquatic Species
5. Gazetteer
6. Ancillary Vector
7. Ancillary Raster
8. Ancillary Image

Many of the AWRD datasets are global, so the AWRD archive may also prove to be very valuable for studies in other continents.

Additional datasets (optional)

• Raster Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and satellite image data for Volta and Lake Tanganyika basins
• Tanganyika
• Volta
• Continental SRTM 3-arc second DEM baseline and derivate DEM data
• 2.5d color-classified DEM and hillshaded SRTM 3-arc seconds data derivatives

Documents

• Installation of AWRD data archive
• Detailed description of AWRD data archive

For feedback and comments on the AWRD archive please send a message to
GISFish-Comments@fao.org.

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G. de Graaf, F.J.B. Marttin, J. Aguilar-Manjarrez & J. Jenness. 2003. Geographic Information Systems in fisheries management and planning. Technical manual, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. 449. Rome. 162p.

The publication is a 'do-it-yourself' manual. The complete package consists of this manual and two CDROMs with data for training exercises. The same data contained in these CDROMs is available for download in this Web page. For additional information for setting-up the data contained in these CDROM’s see: http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y4816e/y4816e05.htm#bm05.1

Click here to download:
• Data for exercises CD1
• Data for exercises CD2

Aguilar-Manjarrez, J,;Nath, S. 1998. A strategic reassessment of fish farming potential in Africa, CIFA Technical Paper N. 32. Rome, FAO. 170 pp.

The publication is a strategic reassessment of the areal expanses and locations encompassing suitable to optimum potential for subsistence and commercial warm water fish farming in ponds in Africa. The study is update of CIFA Technical paper No. 27.

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Kapetsky, J.M.; Chakalall, B. 1998. A strategic assessment of the potential for freshwater fish farming in the Caribbean Island States. Una evaluación estratégica de la potencialidad para la piscicultura dulceacuícola en los Estados Insulares del Caribe. COPESCAL Technical Paper/Documento Técnico de la COPESCAL. No. 10, Suppl./Supl. Rome/Roma, FAO.41 p.

This study is a strategic reassessment of the areal expanses and locations encompassing suitable to optimum potential for subsistence and commercial warm water fish farming in ponds in the Caribbean island States.

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Kapetsky, J.M.; Nath, S.S. 1997. A strategic assessment of the potential for freshwater fish farming in Latin America. COPESCAL Technical Paper. No. 10. Rome, FAO. 128p.
The publication is a strategic reassessment of the areal expanses and locations encompassing suitable to optimum potential for subsistence and commercial warm water fish farming in ponds in Latin America.

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Kapetsky, J.M. 1994. A strategic assessment of warm water fish farming potential in Africa. CIFA Technical Paper. No. 27. Rome, FAO. 67p.

The publication is a strategic assessment of the areal expanses and locations encompassing suitable to optimum potential for subsistence and commercial warm water fish farming in ponds in Africa.

Click here to download