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Summary

This dataset contains shapefiles with topographical data for the
Queen
Elizabeth National Park, Uganda ( coverage includes the adjoining
Kigezi and Kyambura Wildlife Reserves) : Contours, Digital Elevation
Model, Roads, Towns, International Boundaries, Parishes, Sub-county
boundaries, County boundaries, District boundaries,
Vegetation_LB(landdale ... Brown), Landcover- Use stratification,
Vegetation_1992, Rivers(Major), Rivers(Small), Rivers (Seasonal),Park
Boundary. The dataset was obtained from the Makerere University
Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (MUIENR), Kampala, and
is held at the Uganda Wildlife Authority on the Monitoring and
Research Unit (MRU) Server.

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 1
Vector Name: Contours
Source Map Name: Topographic maps series Y503:
Source Map Scale: 1:250,000
Source Map Date: 1960s
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Lines
Legend_file: qenp_contours.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: Contours of Queen Elisabeth National Park and
surrounding areas

Disk: MRU Server

File name: qenp_contours.shp

X min (UTM coordinates): 124943
X max:221780
Y min:9910247
Y max:10031432

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword :Contours

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:250,000

Feature type : Lines

Feature count:

Attribute field name: Height

Attribute Definition : Height above sea level is expressed in feet

Definition source : Lands and Survey Department

Domain : Integer

Range : 3000 - 13500 feet

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_contours.avl

Source name : Topographic maps series Y503:
Kabale, Mbarara and Fort-Portal sheets

Source originator : Department Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda

Source publisher: Department Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda &
digitized by MUIENR

Source scale: 1:250,000

Source date: 1960's

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects:The
contours were extracted from a national contour map of Uganda
by using a mask of the same geographic extents as QENP and
surrounding areas. This was done in ArcView 3.1.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 2
Vector Name: County boundaries
Source Map Name: Topographic maps series Y732:
Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1905-06-13
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Line
Legend_file: qenp_counties.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: County boundaries in and Queen Elisabeth
National Park and Surrounding areas

Disk: MRU Server

File name: qenp_counties.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):128072
X max:219377
Y min:9910205
Y max:10031357

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and
Kyambura Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Counties

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Line

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Lsubj

Attribute Definition :

Code Administrative boundary type
4003 County (LC4)

Definition source : NBS

Domain: Integer

Range:

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_counties.avl (legend look up table)

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732: z652adm; z654; z661adm;
z662adm; z663adm; z664adm; z751adm; z752adm; z753adm; z761adm;
z762adm; z763adm; z841adm; z842adm; z843adm; z844adm; and z851adm;

Source originator : Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda
and modified by Population and Census Department

Source publisher: Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda;
modified by Population and Census Department and digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1991 (census maps)

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
Counties' boundary was derived by modifying a parish boundary map of
QENP (and surrounding areas). The reason for using a parish to derive
a counties boundary map was due the fact that existing counties'
boundary map is very generalized. The following steps were followed:
In ArcView, a mask (with same geographic extents as QENP and
surrounding areas) was used to extract all the counties (or portions
of counties) from a national counties map. The extracted counties map
was exported to TNTmips 6.0. In TNTmips, the counties map was
displayed as a reference and the parish map (qenp_parishes.shp)
editable. Only parish boundaries that coincided with counties'
boundaries were maintained and the rest deleted. The resultant
counties map was exported back to ArcView.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation: Sam Mugisha
(at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 3
Vector Name: Digital Elevation Model
Source Map Name: Uganda_contours
Source Map Scale: 1:250,000
Source Map Date: 1960s
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Polygons
Legend_file: qenp_dem.avl
Vector Summary:

Name of map layer : Digital Elevation Model of Queen Elisabeth
National Park and surrounding areas

Disk: MRU Server

File name: qenp_dem.shp

X min (UTM coordinates): 124261
X max:221803
Y min:9910205
Y max:10031357

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Dem

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:250,000

Feature type : Polygons

Feature count:

Attribute Name : Alt_zone

Attribute Definition : Height above sea level are expressed in
meters using the following classes:
980 - 1000
1000 - 1200
1200 - 1500
1500 - 2000
2000 - 3000
3000 - 5000

Definition source : MUIENR

Domain : Integer

Range : 980 - 5000m

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_dem.avl

Source name : Uganda_contours

Source originator : Topographic sheet maps series Y503:
Kabale, Mbarara and Fort-Portal sheets

Source publisher: MUIENR

Source scale: 1:250,000

Source date: 1960's

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects : The dem
were extracted from a national contour map of Uganda as follows:
TNTmips was used to convert the contours into a surface raster
(through a process of contour interpolating and surface fitting using
the minimum curvature algorithm). The surface raster (DEM) was
exported to ArcView as an image file (*.gis). The image file (DEM)
was converted to grid file format in ArcView The DEM was divided by a
factor of 3.048 to convert it from feet to meters The grid file
format was converted into shape file format.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 4
Vector Name: District boundaries
Source Map Name: Topographic maps series Y732:
Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1991 (Census maps)
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Line
Legend_file: qenp_districts.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: District boundaries in and Queen Elisabeth
National Park and Surrounding areas

Disk: MRU Server

File name: qenp_districts.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):130010
X max:221703
Y min:9917008
Y max:10031357

Location :Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Districts

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Line

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Lsubj

Attribute Definition :
Code Administrative boundary type
4002 District (LC5)

Definition source : NBS

Domain : Integer

Range :

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_districts.avl (legend look up table)

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732: z652adm; z654; z661adm;
z662adm; z663adm; z664adm; z751adm; z752adm; z753adm; z761adm;
z762adm; z763adm; z841adm; z842adm; z843adm; z844adm; and z851adm;

Source originator : Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda
and modified by Population and Census Department

Source publisher: Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda;
modified by Population and Census Department and digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1991 (census maps)

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects:
Districts boundary was derived by modifying a parish boundary
map of QENP (and surrounding areas). The reason for using a
parish to derive a districts boundary map was due the fact that
existing districts' boundary map is very generalized. The
following steps were followed:
In ArcView, a mask (with same geographic extents as QENP and
surrounding areas) was used to extract all the districts (or portions
of districts) from a national districts map. The extracted districts
map was exported to TNTmips 6.0. In TNTmips, the districts map was
displayed as a reference and the parish map (qenp_parishes.shp)
editable. Only parish boundaries that coincided with districts'
boundaries were maintained and the rest deleted. The resultant
districts map was exported back to ArcView.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 5
Vector Name: International boundary
Source Map Name: qenp_parishes.shp
Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1991 (census maps)
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Line
Legend_file: qenp_internationalboundary_leg.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: International boundary

Disk : MRU Server

File name: qenp_internationalboundary.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):124218
X max:149158
Y min:9910331
Y max:10031565

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and
Kyambura Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : International boundary

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters
Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Line

Feature count:

Attribute Name :

Definition source :

Domain :

Range :

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_internationalboundary_leg.avl
(legend look up table)

Source name : qenp_parishes.shp

Source originator : z652adm; z654; z661adm; z662adm; z663adm;
z664adm; z751adm; z752adm; z753adm; z761adm; z762adm; z763adm;
z841adm; z842adm; z843adm; z844adm; and z851adm;

Source publisher: Department of Population Census, Entebbe and
digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1991 (census maps)

Source type: Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
International boundary was derived by modifying a parish boundary map
of QENP (and surrounding areas). The reason for using a parish to
derive a international boundary map was due the fact that existing
international boundary map is very generalized. The following steps
were followed:

In ArcView, a mask (with same geographic extents as QENP and
surrounding areas) was used to extract the international boundary
between Uganda and DRC from a national map. The extracted
international boundary was exported to TNTmips 6.0. In TNTmips, the
international boundary was displayed as a reference and the parish
map (qenp_parishes.shp) made editable. Only parish boundaries that
coincided with international boundaries were maintained and the rest
deleted. The resultant international map was exported back to
ArcView.

Name of person responsible for the data set [preparation]:
Sam Mugisha

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 6
Vector Name: Vegetation_LB (Langdale Brown)
Source Map Name: Vegetation map of Uganda (four sheets)
Source Map Scale: 1:500,000
Source Map Date: 1905-05-17
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Polygon
Legend_file: qenp_vegetation_lb.avl
Vector Summary:

Name of map layer: Vegetation (1964) in and around Queen Elisabeth
National Park

Disk: MRU Server

File name: qenp_vegetation_lb.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):124218
X max:221788
Y min:9910247
Y max:10031432

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (qenp)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword :Vegetation

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:500,000

Feature type : Polygon

Feature count:

Attribute filed name : Class (for major vegetation types)
Veglab (for subdivisions of the major vegetation types

Attribute Definition : Major vegetation types are labeled using
alphabetical codes ranging from A to Z (field class) Most of the
major vegetation types (field: veglab) have subdivisions depicted
with a number suffix to vegetation type label (e.g. A1 & A2). Mixed
vegetation types are indicated with plus signs e.g. F1 + F2. The
legend (code description) attached applies to all the Langdale-Brown
vegetation maps for all the National Parks and Wild Reserves in
Uganda.

Definition source : Langdale-Brown

Domain : String

Range : A - Z (only for 22 major classes)

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_vegetation_lb.avl (legend look
up table)

Source name : Vegetation map of Uganda (four sheets)

Source originator : Langdale-Brown

Source publisher: Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe,
Uganda and digitized by World Conservation and Monitoring
Centre (WCMC) Cambridge, UK

Source scale: 1:500,000

Source date: 1964

Source type :Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
The mask covering the extents of QENP and surrounding areas was
used to extract (clip) Langdale-Brown vegetation map. The
extracted portion of Langdale-Brown vegetation map was projected
from Lat/lon to UTM Water polygons from qenp_luc were used to
upgrade those of the Langdale-Brown vegetation map. This step was
necessary because the small lakes are missing and the boundaries
are very generalized on the Langdale-Brown vegetation map.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation: Sam Mugisha
(at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 7 Vector Name: Vegetation (1992) Source Map Name:
Vegetation sheets numbers: Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date:
1905-06-14 Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters Feature_type: Polygon Legend_file:
qenp_vegetation_92_leg.avl Vector Summary: Name of map layer:
Vegetation (1992) of Queen Elisabeth National Park and surrounding
areas

Disk:MRU Server

File name:qenp_vegetation92.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):123800
X max:204940
Y min:9918953
Y max: 10027178

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Vegetation

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Polygon

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Poly_ID, Psubj, Vegcode, Pcode, Vegtype, Name,

Attribute Definition:
Poly_ID = vegetation polygon identification number
Psubj = vegetation type code
Vegcode = vegetation symbol
Pcode = code of a subclass of main vegetation type
Vegtype = Description of vegetation type

Definition source : Agriconsulting

Domain : Integer

Range : 1 - 15 (Poly_id)

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_vegetation_92_leg.avl (legend
look up table)

Source name : Vegetation sheets numbers:
66/3-4 (Kasese)
75/2 (Katwe)
75/5 (Rwenshama)
76/1 (Katunguru)
84/1 (Ishasha)
84/2 (Ruhinda)

Source originator : Agriconsulting

Source publisher: Agriconsulting

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1992

Source type : Analogue

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0
Process description of how the data was derived from the
source including information on topology and other quality
aspects : The map was digitized at MUIENR in 1999 in ILWIS,
exported to TNTmips for editing and polygon identification.
The vegetation map was exported back into TNTmips.
Bubble polygons were automatically removed by TNTmips.
The vegetation map was then exported into ArcVIew 3.1.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparing:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 8
Vector Name: Land cover/use stratification
Source Map Name: Uganda: Land cover (vegetation stratification):
Source Map Scale: 1: 50,000
Source Map Date: 1905-06-18
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Polygon
Legend_file: qenp_landcover_nbs.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: Land cover/use stratification in and around
QENP and surrounding areas

Disk: MRU Server

File name: qenp_landcover_nbs.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):124218
X max:221729
Y min:9910247
Y max:10031432

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Land cover

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type: Polygon

Feature count:


Attribute field name : Class

Attribute Definition : Land cover classes are numbered using numerals
(1,2,3 ). The description of each number code (attached) is the same
for all the parks and Wildlife Reserves.

Definition source :National Biomass Study Project

Domain : Integer

Range : 1 - 13

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_landcover_nbs.avl (legend look up
table)

Source name : Uganda: Land cover (vegetation stratification):
z652luc; z654; z661luc; z662luc; z663luc; z664luc; z751luc; z752luc;
z753luc; z761luc; z762luc; z763luc; z841luc; z842luc; z843luc;
z844luc; and z851luc;

Source originator : NBS

Source publisher: National Biomass Study Project

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1996

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
QENP and surrounding areas are composed of 16 topographic base
maps (scale: 1:50,000). The process of creating one
land cover/use map from the 16 map sheets was as follows: The
16 sheets were Merged in ArcView 3.1 to
create one file Since a polygon of the same land cover type could be
located on more than one map sheet, Union Features) command of
ArcView was used to dissolve the unnecessary lines and hence
create one polygon. The same command also combines the attributes
from several polygons. The Union Feature command into was also
used to remove arbitrarily lines that divide very large polygons
in NBS map layers

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 9
Vector Name: Sub-counties
Source Map Name: Topographic maps series Y732:
Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1991 (census maps)
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Line
Legend_file: qenp_subcounties.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: Subcounty boundaries in and Queen Elisabeth
National Park and Surrounding areas

Disk :MRU Server

File name: qenp_subcounties.shp

X min (UTM coordinates): 130577
X max:221721
Y min:9910205
Y max:10031357

Location :Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Subcounties

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Line

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Lsubj

Attribute Definition :
Code Administrative boundary type
4004 County (LC3)

Definition source : NBS

Domain : Integer

Range :

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_subcounties.avl (legend look up table)

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732: z652adm; z654; z661adm;
z662adm; z663adm; z664adm; z751adm; z752adm; z753adm; z761adm;
z762adm; z763adm; z841adm; z842adm; z843adm; z844adm; and z851adm;

Source originator : Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda
and modified by Population and Census Department Source publisher:
Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda; modified by
Population and Census Department and digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1991 (census maps)

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
Subcounties' boundary was derived by modifying a parish boundary map
of QENP (and surrounding areas). The reason for using a parish to
derive a subcounties boundary map was due the fact that existing
subcounties' boundary map is very generalized. The following steps
were followed: In ArcView, a mask (with same geographic extents as
QENP and surrounding areas) was used to extract all the subcounties
(or portions of subcounties) from a national subcounties map. The
extracted subcounties map was exported to TNTmips 6.0. In TNTmips,
the subcounties map was displayed as a reference and the parish map
(qenp_parishes.shp) editable. Only parish boundaries that coincided
with subcounties' boundaries were maintained and the rest deleted.
The resultant subcounties map was exported back to ArcView.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 10
Vector Name: Parish boundaries
Source Map Name: Topographic maps series Y732:
Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1991 (census maps)
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Polygon
Legend_file: qenp_parishes.avl
Vector Summary:

Name of map layer: Parish boundaries (one parish deep from QENP
gazetted boundary)

Disk: MRU Server

File name: qenp_parishes.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):124779
X max:221721
Y min:9910205
Y max:10031357

Location :Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Parishes

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Polygon

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Psubj

Attribute Definition : Psubj: this field contains census codes
starting from district code, followed by county code, sub-county code
and lastly parish code. An example of a Psubj codes is: 152901 where
15 is a district code (for Kasese District); 2 is a county code found
in Kasese district; 9 is a sub-county code within the county and 02
being a parish in the sub-county. This coding is similar to the
Population Database (*.dbf files) as archived at Population and
Census Department, Entebbe, Uganda. It is therefore easy to
integrate the Population database with qenp_parishes.shp. The only
requirement is that the population database must be aggregated
since the smallest unit is a village. There are several villages
in a parish.

Definition source : National Biomass Study Project

Domain :Integer

Range:

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_parishes.avl

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732: z652adm; z654; z661adm;
z662adm; z663adm; z664adm; z751adm; z752adm; z753adm; z761adm;
z762adm; z763adm; z841adm; z842adm; z843adm; z844adm; and z851adm;

Source originator : Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda
and modified by Population Census Department Source publisher:
Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda, modified by
Population Census Department and digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1991 (census maps)

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
QENP and surrounding areas are composed of 17 topographic base
maps (scale: 1:50,000). The process of creating one file from the
17 map sheets was as follows: The 17 sheets were Merged in
ArcView 3.1 to create one file Since some parish polygons were
located on more than one map sheet, Dissolve polygon command was
used to remove unnecessary lines dividing individual polygons.
Dissolve polygon was also necessary because very large polygons
were arbitrarily subdivided to accommodate PC Arc/Info's limitation
on the size of a polygon. It was found out
that after using Dissolve polygon command, not all the unnecessary
lines were removed. This was particularly so with the edge lines of
the map sheets. These unnecessary lines were edited and deleted in
TNTmips 6.0. This process involved exporting the merged and dissolved
parish file to TNTmips, editing and then exporting the file back to
ArcView 3.1. TNTmips 6.0 was also used to delete the unnecessary
parishes (to maintain one parish deep from the QENP boundary. Where
the parishes were very small, two parishes from the park boundary
were maintained.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 11
Vector Name: Park boundary
Source Map Name: Topographic maps series Y732:
Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1960s
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Line
Legend_file: qenp_parkboundary.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: Park boundary of QENP and its surrounding
Wildlife Reserve areas

Disk:MRU Server

File name: qenp_parkboundary.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):124218
X max:202560
Y min:9919171
Y max:10025425

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Parkboundary

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Line

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Lsubj

Attribute Definition :

Park boundary : 4022
Wild Reserve boundary: 4023
Forest boundary : 4021

Definition source : NBS

Domain : Integer

Range : 4022 - 4023

Accuracy:
Look up table filename : qenp_parkboundary.avl

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732: z652gaz; z654; z661gaz;
z662gaz; z663gaz; z664gaz; z751gaz; z752gaz; z753gaz; z761gaz;
z762gaz; z763gaz; z841gaz; z842gaz; z843gaz; z844gaz; and z851gaz;

Source originator : Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda

Source publisher: Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda
and digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1960's

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy:

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
QENP and surrounding areas are composed of 17 topographic base
maps (scale: 1:50,000). The process of creating one boundary map
of QENP from the 17 sheets was as follows: The 17 sheets were
Merged in ArcView 3.1 to create one file. Since a polygon of the
protected area type could be located on more than one map sheet,
Union Features) command of ArcView was used to dissolve the
unnecessary lines and hence create one polygon. The same command
also combines the attributes from several polygons. The Union
Feature command was also used to remove arbitrarily lines that
divide very large polygons in NBS map layers The Protected area
boundary map (National Park and Wildlife Reserves) was exported
to ArcView 3.1

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 12
Vector Name: Rivers (big)
Source Map Name: Topographic maps series Y732:
Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1960s
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Lines
Legend_file: qenp_riversbig.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: Rivers (big) in and around Queen Elisabeth
National Park

Disk:MRU Server

File name: qenp_riversbig.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):124218
X max:221721
Y min:9910247
Y max:10031432

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and
Kyambura Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Riversbig

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Lines

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Lsubj

Attribute Definition :

River code (big): 3211
Name : Names of the rivers

Definition source : NBS

Domain : Integer (river code); Text (river name)

Range :

Accuracy :

Look up table filename :

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732: z652riv; z654; z661riv;
z662riv; z663riv; z664riv; z751riv; z752riv; z753riv; z761riv;
z762riv; z763riv; z841riv; z842riv; z843riv; z844riv; and z851riv;

Source originator : Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda

Source publisher: Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda
& digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1960's

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
QENP and surrounding areas are composed of 17 topographic base
maps (scale: 1:50,000). The process of creating one file from
the 17 map sheets was as follows: The 17 sheets were Merged in
ArcView 3.1 to create one file In NBS coding for linear layers,
9999 represents map edges. All the lines with code 9999 (non
rivers) were deleted in TNTmips The resultant file was exported
to ArcView 3.1 In ArcView, all the big rivers with code 3221 were
selected and converted to a separate shape file

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 13
Vector Name: Rivers (seasonal)
Source Map Name: Topographic sheet map series Y732:
Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1960s
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Lines
Legend_file: qenp_riversseasonal.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: Rivers (seasonal) in and around Queen Elisabeth
National Park

Disk:MRU Server

File name: qenp_riversseasonal.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):117663
X max:221736
Y min:9910247
Y max:10031432

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Riversseasonal

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Lines

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Lsubj (river code)
Name (Empty)

Attribute Definition River (seasonal): 3221

Definition source : NBS

Domain : Integer

Range :

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_riversseasonal.avl

Source name : Topographic sheet map series Y732: z652riv; z654;
z661riv; z662riv; z663riv; z664riv; z751riv; z752riv; z753riv;
z761riv; z762riv; z763riv; z841riv; z842riv; z843riv; z844riv; and
z851riv;

Source originator: Department Lands and Survey, Entebbe, Uganda

Source publisher: Department Lands and Survey, Entebbe, Uganda &
digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1960's

Source type : Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
QENP and surrounding areas are composed of 17 topographic base
maps (scale: 1:50,000). The process of creating one file from
the 17 map sheets was as follows: The 16 sheets were Merged in
ArcView 3.1 to create one file In NBS coding for linear layers,
9999 represents map edges. All the lines with code 9999 (non
rivers) were deleted in TNTmips The resultant file was exported
to ArcView 3.1 In ArcView, all the seasonal rivers with code
3221 were selected and converted to a separate shape file

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 14
Vector Name: Rivers (small)
Source Map Name: Topographic maps series Y732:
Source Map Scale: 1: 50,000
Source Map Date: 1960s
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Lines
Legend_file: qenp_riverssmall.avl
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: Rivers (small) in and around Queen Elisabeth
National Park

Disk: MRU Server

File name: qenp_riverssmall.shp

X min (UTM coordinates): 117835
X max:221721
Y min:9910247
Y max:10031432

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Riverssmall

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Lines

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Lsubj (river code) ; Name (river names)

Attribute Definition
River code = 3216
Names = names of the rivers (small)

Definition source : NBS

Domain : Integer (river codes)

Text (river names)

Range :

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_riverssmall.avl

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732: z652riv; z654; z661riv;
z662riv; z663riv; z664riv; z751riv; z752riv; z753riv; z761riv;
z762riv; z763riv; z841riv; z842riv; z843riv; z844riv; and z851riv;

Source originator : Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda

Source publisher: Department of Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda &
digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1960's

Source type : Digital
Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
QENP and surrounding areas are composed of 17 topographic base
maps (scale: 1:50,000). The process of creating one file from the
17 map sheets was as follows: The 16 sheets were Merged in
ArcView 3.1 to create one file In NBS coding for linear layers,
9999 represents map edges. All the lines with code 9999 (non
rivers) were deleted in TNTmips The resultant file was exported
to ArcView 3.1 In ArcView, all the seasonal rivers with code 3216
were selected and converted to a separate shape file

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 15
Vector Name: Roads

Source Map Name: Topo maps series Y732 updated with GPS readings by
NBS: z652inf; z654inf; z661inf; z662inf; z663inf; z664inf; z751inf;
z752inf;z753inf; z761inf; z762inf; z763inf; z841inf;z842inf;
z843inf;z844inf;z851

Source Map Scale: 1:50,000
Source Map Date: 1905-06-18
Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters
Feature_type: Lines
Legend_file: qenp_roads.avl (legend look up table)
Vector Summary:
Name of map layer: Roads in and around Queen Elisabeth National Park

Disk:MRU Server

File name: qenp_roads.shp

X min (UTM coordinates): 124260
X max: 221727
Y min: 9910247
Y max: 10031432

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and Kyambura
Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Roads

Projection: UTM (Zone 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Lines

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Lsubj

Attribute Definition :

All weather, tarmac (W/2 + 2 Lanes = 7001
All weather, tarmac (W/1 - 2 Lanes = 7002
All weather, tarmac - eroded = 7003
All weather, tarmac - private = 7004
All weather, loose surface = 7005
All weather, loose surface - eroded = 7006
All weather, loose surface - private = 7007
Dry weather, loose surface - eroded = 7008
Dry weather, loose surface - eroded = 7009
Dry weather, loose surface - private = 7010
Motorable track = 7012
Foot path = 7014
Trails (Park or Forest) = 7015

Definition source : NBS (with modifications by MUIENR)

Domain : Integer

Range :

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_roads.avl (legend look up table)

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732 updated with GPS readings
by NBS: z652inf; z654inf; z661inf; z662inf; z663inf; z664inf;
z751inf; z752inf; z753inf; z761inf; z762inf; z763inf; z841inf;
z842inf; z843inf; z844inf; and z851inf

Source originator : Department Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda
and updated with GPS readings by NBS

Source publisher: Department Lands and Surveys, Entebbe, Uganda and
digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1996

Source type : Digital and analogue

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data:
ArcView 3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects : The 17
infrastructure sheets were merged together to create one file All
unnecessary lines (map edges) were removed in TNTmips The merged and
edited file was then exported to ArcView 3.1

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation: Sam Mugisha
(at MUIENR)

Members informations:
Attached Vector(s):
MemberID: 16
Vector Name: Towns

Source Map Name: Topo maps series Y732 updated with GPS readings by
NBS: 65/2; 65/4; 66/1; 66/2; 66/3; 66/4 ; 75/1; 75/2 ; 75/3;76/1;
76/2; 76/3 ; 84/1 ; 84/2; 84/3; 84/4 ; and 85/1

Source Map Scale: 1:50,000 Source Map Date: 1960's updated in 1990's
by NBS Projection: UTM ( one 36, South of the equator)
Projection_meas: Meters Feature_type: Point Legend_file:
qenp_towns.avl Vector Summary: Name of map layer: Towns/Trading
Centers in and around Queen Elisabeth National Park

Disk:MRU Server

File name: qenp_towns.shp

X min (UTM coordinates):139085
X max:221618
Y min:9910944
Y max:10023378

Location : Queen Elisabeth National Park (QENP)/Kigezi and
Kyambura Wildlife Reserves

Keyword : Towns

Projection: UTM ( one 36, South of the equator)

Datum: New (1960) Arc

Map units: Meters

Scale: 1:50,000

Feature type : Point

Feature count:

Attribute field name : Twncode; Name

Attribute Definition
Twncode = unique code for every town in Uganda.
Name = Name of a town/trading Centre

Definition source : NBS

Domain : Text

Range :

Accuracy :

Look up table filename : qenp_towns.avl (legend look up table)

Source name : Topographic maps series Y732 updated with GPS readings
by NBS: 65/2; 65/4; 66/1; 66/2; 66/3; 66/4 ; 75/1; 75/2 ; 75/3; 76/1;
76/2; 76/3 ; 84/1 ; 84/2; 84/3; 84/4 ; and 85/1

Source originator :

Source publisher: Department of Land and Surveys and digitized by NBS

Source scale: 1:50,000

Source date: 1960's updated in 1990's by NBS

Source type (e.g. analogue map, vector coverage): Digital

Source Accuracy :

Software and operating system used for producing the data: ArcView
3.1 running on windows NT 4.0

Process description of how the data was derived from the source
including information on topology and other quality aspects :
Towns in the park were extracted for QENP (and surrounding areas)
from towns of the entire country. In ArcView, a mask (with same
geographic extents as QENP and surrounding areas) was used to
extract all the towns from the national map.

Name of person responsible for the data set preparation:
Sam Mugisha (at MUIENR)

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 4.32

S: -1.82

E: 35.52

W: 29.45

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Agriconsulting /National Biomass Study Project/Dept. of Lands and Surveys/Population Census Dept. Dataset Title: Contours, DEM, Roads, Towns, International bnds, Parishes, Sub-county bnds, County bnds, Dist. bnds, Veg_LB, Veg_1992, Landcover- Use,Rivers , Park bnd. Dataset Release Place: Italy : Rome, Uganda : Kampala/Entebbe Dataset Publisher: Agriconsulting, Min. of Nat. Resources, Data Presentation Form: Vector

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > UGANDA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST PROTECTION BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING ENVIRONMENT BIOTA

Access Constraints
In-house

Ancillary Keywords

Biological diversity and protected areas National parks and reserves CONSERVATION

Originating Center

MUIENR

Data Center

Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Data Center URL: http://www.uwa.or.ug/ Dataset ID: UWA3 Data Center Personnel Name: AMBROSE SERUNJOGI Phone: 256-041-346288 Email: gtzuwa at swiftuganda.com Contact Address: Uganda Wildlife Authority Plot 3 Kintu Road P.O.Box 3530 City: Kampala Province or State: Uganda Country: UGANDA

Personnel

AMBROSE SERUNJOGI Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 256-041-346288 Email: gtzuwa at swiftuganda.com Contact Address: Uganda Wildlife Authority Plot 3 Kintu Road P.O.Box 3530 City: Kampala Province or State: Uganda Country: UGANDA JANE ROSELINE BEMIGISHA Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 256-041-346288 Email: uwapu at imul.com Contact Address: Uganda Wildlife Authority Plot 3 Kintu Road P.O.Box 3530 City: Kampala Country: Uganda

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-22 Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-04-12

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