Chang Assignment 6
Natalie Chang
DHP P207: GIS for International Applications
Assignment 6
Afghanistan: Data Sources and Documentation
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Afghanistan Military Structures
Points represent military structures in Afghanistan derived from Lat/Long data downloaded from
NGA website.
Data Originator: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; Data Provider: University of Georgia –
ITOS; Data Distributor: Geographic Information Support Team
https://gistdata.itos.uga.edu/data/eurasia/countries/afghanistan/datasets/af_nga_mil_struc.zip
2007-03-28
Through February 2007
Vector Dataset
Unknown scale
Locations (given in latitude and longitude) and names
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Afghanistan Towns (Gazatteer)
Points represent towns in Afghanistan
Data Originator: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; Data Provider: USAID/OFDA; Data
Distributor: Geographic Information Support Team
https://gistdata.itos.uga.edu/data/eurasia/countries/afghanistan/datasets/afgazetr.zip
2004-02-12
Through February 2004
Vector Dataset
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Locations (given as latitude and longitude) and names
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Afghanistan Armed Conflict Location and Event Data
ACLED is designed to present an assessment of violent political activity within a state.
Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED)
http://www.acleddata.com/index.php/data
February 2010
January 2004-February 2010
Vector Dataset
Unknown source scale
Event time, event type, actors, location, coordinates, geoprecision, source, notes, fatalities
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Worldwide Incidents Tracking System
The Worldwide Incidents Tracking System is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of
terrorist incidents.
National Counterterrorism Center
https://wits.nctc.gov/FederalDiscoverWITS/index.do?Rd=Country%7C4294967023%7CAfghanistan
%7C%7CCity%7C4294947875%7CAlisher+Terizai&N=0
Accessed March 16, 2010.
The WITS database includes data from January 1, 2004 through September 30, 2011.
Georeferenced table
Source Scale unknown
Incident Date, Subject, City
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Roads of Afghanistan
This layer was digitized by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and later
on was updated at AIMS based on United States Defense Mapping Agency (USDMA) 1:100,000 scale
and Russian 1:50,000 scale topo maps.
Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS)
http://www.aims.org.af/home/sroots.asp?seckeyz=z2&secido=2&seckeyt=a10
1990-2005
Through 2005
Vector Dataset
1:100,000
Road classes; 1 = all weather primary, 2 = all weather secondary, 3 = tracks
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Afghan Security Forces Order of Battle
This map describes the military organization of Afghan security forces, presenting which units exist,
how they are organized, and their geographic area of responsibilities. It presents all the security
forces that are under the official control of the Afghan government (Army, Special Forces, Navy, air
Force, national and local police, and border security units; does not include militias, insurgents, or
international forces).
Defence Geographic Centre, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
http://www.longwarjournal.org/multimedia/afghanistan_ANA.JPG
October 2005
Through 2005
Scanned map
Unknown source scale
I am interested in the locations of Afghan security forces as a measure of the Afghan security
presence in each province.
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Afghanistan ISAF RC and PRT Locations
This map shows the location of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Regional Command
(RC) and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) locations, as well as the countries who are leading
each post.
NATO
http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/epub/maps/graphics/afganistan_prt_rc.jpg
Unknown publication date
Data valid as of 5 April 2009
Scanned map
Unknown source scale
I am interested in the locations of ISAF military forces as a measure of the military presence in each
province.
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NGOs Presence in Afghanistan per Province
The map shows the density of NGOs’ across Afghanistan by province.
Euronaid
http://reliefweb.int/node/343
12 April 2002
Through April 2002
Scanned map
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I am interested in any spatial representation of humanitarian presence by province.
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1. Humanitarian Organizations Presence by Province as of 12 July 2011 (available for several
years)
2. This map shows which organizations are operating in each province, organized by sector.
3. UNOCHA
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http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/map_817.pdf
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12 July 2011
Through July 2011
Scanned map
Unknown source scale
I am interested in any spatial representation of humanitarian presence by province.
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1. USAID and State FY 2011 Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan (available for several
years)
2. This map shows the types of projects and implanting organizations by province.
3. USAID
4. http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/map_1029.pdf
5. 30 September 2011
6. Fiscal Year 2011
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9. Location of USAID and State Department projects in Afghanistan, by province.
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USAID Afghanistan – Project Locations
This webpage and its links provide georeferenced information on USAID projects, by province.
USAID
http://afghanistan.usaid.gov/en/activities
Accessed March 16, 2012
Webpage shows last update as March 15, 2012
Google Maps and PDFs
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I am interested in gleaning two sets of information from this USAID site: 1) the location of USAID
projects within each province (depending on how imprecise the coordinates are, I may not use them
in the final project), and also 2) the dollar amount of USAID investments per province (provided in
fact sheets linked to this page).