Spatial data

This section contains several downloadable spatial datasets. These digital datalayers are being used by FAO for regional, continental and global spatial analyses related to the field of water resources and irrigation.

Regional datasets:

	Maps in GeoNetwork: GeoNetwork is an opensource depository that allows users to share geographically referenced thematic information between different organizations.
	Downloadable maps: Maps of hydrological basins and rivers, downloadedable in .png format.
	Basins, rivers and dams in Google Earth: A google .kml file, suitable for viewing basins, rivers and dams in Google Earth. Click on each point for information about each dam.
	Geo-referenced dams databases: The dam databases are provided as Excel files. Each file has two sheets: the first sheet contains the database and the second sheet contains the legend. These databases, in their present format, are neither complete nor can be considered error-free. They correspond to the best available information at the time of the study.
	Notes and References: Explanatory document providing specific information about the refrerences used, and brief notes on the more complicated dams contained in the excel spreadsheet.

Region	Hydrological basins	Rivers	Dams
Africa *
Americas
Central
Northern
Southern
Asia
Central
Southern and Eastern
Western (Middle East)
Europe
Oceania
Australia and New Zealand

Global datasets:

Go to AquaMaps for another presentation of AQUASTAT's global online spatial database on water and agriculture.

More geographically referenced thematic information can be found at GeoNetwork.

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