Geoinformation for Sustainable Development in Africa

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Activities

	SDI Africa Implementation Guide The objective of compiling this handbook is to assist African countries to improve the management of their geo-spatial data resources more...
	UNECA Metadata Explorer The UNECA metadata Explorer lets you search and preview metadata for a vast collection of spatial and non spatial metadata records more...
	UNECA Web map server Live map services that allow direct interaction with content more..
	Committee on Development Information (CODI) CODI provides policy and technical guidance for the ECA sub-programme "Harnessing information for development" more...
	SALB Project The Second Administrative Level Boundaries (SALB) dataset is a dataset aiming at improving the availability of information about administrative boundaries down to the second sub national level more..

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HIV Prevalence Indicators
Source: Economic commission for Africa
Description: This map has eight layers that show the status of HIV indicators in Africa
Active layer: Estimated no. of adults living with HIV/AIDS (15-49)
Other Layers:
                   Estimated no. of children living with HIV/AIDS (0-15)
                   Estimated no. of AIDS cases
                   Estimated no. of death due to AIDS
                   Estimated no. of orphans
                   HIV prevalence, Adults (%)
          Males reporting condom use with non-regular partner(%)
          Females reporting condom use with non-regular partner(%)
Parity User: Produced for Information Technology Center for Africa (ITCA)

ECA Sub regional Offices
Source: Economic commission for Africa
Description: This map has layers that display the different sub regional offices of ECA
Active layer: ECA Sub regional offices
Other Layers: Base Map
Sub regions
Country names
Parity User: Produced for Information Technology Center for Africa (ITCA)

Socio-Economic Indicators
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, World Bank, UNICEF
Description: This map has six layers that show major socio-economic indicators.
Active layer: Adult Literacy Rate
Other Layers: Hospital Beds (per 1000 people)
                    Physicians (per 1000 people)
                    Access to improved water (%) [Rural]
                    Access to improved water (%) [Urban]
                    GDP per capita Purchasing Power
Parity User: Produced for Information Technology Center for Africa (ITCA)

Child Survival Indicators A
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, World Bank, UNICEF
Description: This map has seven layers that show part of the whole child survival indicators. They are separated into two groups (Child Survival Indicators A & B) for better visibility of layers.
Active layer: Infant Mortality / 1000
Other Layers: Under 5 Mort. / 1000
                  BCG Vaccin.(%)
                  DPT3 Vaccin.(%)
                  Measles Vaccin.(%)
                  Polio3 Vaccin.(%)
                  TT2 Vaccin.(%)

Parity User: Produced for Information Technology Center for Africa (ITCA)

Child Survival Indicators B
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, World Bank, UNICEF
Description: This map has four layers that show part of the whole child survival indicators. They are separated into two groups (Child Survival Indicators A & B) for better visibility of layers.
Active layer:DPT Drop(%)
Other Layers: Exclusive Breastfeeding < 4 Months (%)
Under Weight (%)
ORT use(%)
Parity User: Produced for Information Technology Center for Africa (ITCA)

Demographic Indicators
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, World Bank, UNICEF
Description: This map has six layers that show major Demographic indicators.
Active layer: Number of live birth
Other Layers: Crude Death Rate(%)
                    Crude Birth Rate (%)
                    Average Annual Growth Rate (%)
                    Life Expectancy at Birth (yrs)
                    Dependency Ratio(%)
Parity User: Produced for Information Technology Center for Africa (ITCA)

Maternal Health Indicator
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, World Bank, UNICEF
Description: This map has three layers that show the status of maternal health care in the continent
Active layer: Antenatal Care (%)
Other Layers: Deliveries by Trained Attendants (%)
Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 births)
Parity User: Produced for Information Technology Center for Africa (ITCA)

Health Indicators
Source: Millennium Development Goals: A compact among nations to end human poverty published for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). New York - Oxford, Oxford University Press 2003
Description: This map has four layers that show the status of malaria and TB in Africa
Active layer: Malaria cases
Other Layers: Mortality due to Malaria / 1000
TB cases
Mortality due to TB / 1000
Parity User: Produced for Information Technology Center for Africa (ITCA)

Disclaimer:
The boundaries and names shown on the maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.