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Ethiopia - Alaba Special Woreda - Basic Map
03 Dec 2007
Source: Respond
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This Respond mapping was aimed at providing maps for support of hydrogeologic activities in Alaba Special Woreda, Ethiopia. 
Frequent outbreaks of water-born diseases caused by shortage  of drinking water occur in this area. Rainwater in traditional uncovered ponds is not suitable for drinking and the ponds are breeding 
sites for mosquitoes which contribute to high prevalence of malaria. This problem in combination with a necessity of collecting water from long distances affects public health, productivity and thus 
the economy condition of the region. Moreover, a landscape is prone to be affected by soil erosion caused by heavy rains during the wet season. Detailed map (Basic Large scale) at 1:10K provides the 
up to date information on road network and existing settlements. Very high resolution QuickBird imagery acquired in 2006 was used as a backdrop of the map.
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This Respond mapping was aimed at providing maps for support of hydrogeologic activities in Alaba Special Woreda, Ethiopia. Frequent outbreaks of water-born diseases caused by shortage of drinking water occur in this area. Rainwater in traditional uncovered ponds is not suitable for drinking and the ponds are breeding sites for mosquitoes which contribute to high prevalence of malaria. This problem in combination with a necessity of collecting water from long distances affects public health, productivity and thus the economy condition of the region. Moreover, a landscape is prone to be affected by soil erosion caused by heavy rains during the wet season. Detailed map (Basic Large scale) at 1:10K provides the up to date information on road network and existing settlements. Very high resolution QuickBird imagery acquired in 2006 was used as a backdrop of the map.

Source:RESPOND
Country:Ethiopia
Link to high-Res:File size: 15.47 MB
Link to mid-Res:File size: 1.362 MB
Other map information: Size: A1 (594 * 841 mm)
Scale: 1:10000
Source: GISAT
Date of image: 2006-11-24
Main data source: QuickBird
Co-ordinate System:WGS84 Geographic
Top left (X-value):38.125
Top left (Y-value):7.27475
Bottom Right (X-value):38.1898
Bottom Right (Y-value):7.32221
Centre Longitude:7.29848
Centre latitude:38.1574
KML: Link to KML file


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