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Kenya, Springs from OpenStreetMap
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Kenya Springs OpenStreetMapSHP
Natural springs in Kenya extracted from OpenStreetMap in October 2024
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| Resource type | Spatial data set |
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| Date of creation | 2024-10-30 |
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2024-10-30
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| Metadata identifier | kenya-springs-osm |
| Metadata language | English |
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| High-value dataset category | Geospatial |
| ISO 19115 topic category | inlandWaters |
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Using the QuickOSM plugin in QGIS, all springs tagged as "natural=spring" within Kenya were downloaded. The feature was then exported as a CSV file and normalized using UNESCO's template for groundwater data collection. |
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| Source dataset | https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=7/0.901/38.485 |
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| Purpose | Created as part of the groundwater data repository for the Groundwater Access Facility Initiative (UNDP, UNESCO). |
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| Version notes | |
| Version | 1.0 |
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| Name of the dataset creator | Eleftherios Kaltsas |
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| Name of the dataset maintainer | Eleftherios Kaltsas |
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| Email of the dataset creator | e.kaltsas@unesco.org |
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| Identifier of the dataset maintainer | |
| Email of the dataset maintainer | e.kaltsas@unesco.org |
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