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| 59 | "notes": "ZIP file for South African rivers in drainage region ALL | 59 | "notes": "ZIP file for South African rivers in drainage region ALL | ||
| 60 | created on 2012-04-16 - 08:06:57\r\nby the Resource Quality Services | 60 | created on 2012-04-16 - 08:06:57\r\nby the Resource Quality Services | ||
| 61 | directorate of the Department of Water Affairs.\r\nThis is the release | 61 | directorate of the Department of Water Affairs.\r\nThis is the release | ||
| 62 | of 2012-04-16 - 08:06:57 and may still contain errors and | 62 | of 2012-04-16 - 08:06:57 and may still contain errors and | ||
| 63 | inconsistencies.\r\nThe developers would welcome any feedback and | 63 | inconsistencies.\r\nThe developers would welcome any feedback and | ||
| 64 | corrections.", | 64 | corrections.", | ||
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| 71 | custodian of South Africa's water resources. It is primarily | 71 | custodian of South Africa's water resources. It is primarily | ||
| 72 | responsible for the formulation and implementation of policy governing | 72 | responsible for the formulation and implementation of policy governing | ||
| 73 | this sector.\r\n\r\nWhile striving to ensure that all South Africans | 73 | this sector.\r\n\r\nWhile striving to ensure that all South Africans | ||
| 74 | gain access to clean water and dignified sanitation, the department | 74 | gain access to clean water and dignified sanitation, the department | ||
| 75 | also promotes effective and efficient water resources management to | 75 | also promotes effective and efficient water resources management to | ||
| 76 | ensure sustainable economic and social development.", | 76 | ensure sustainable economic and social development.", | ||
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| 87 | "publication_date": "2012-04-16", | 87 | "publication_date": "2012-04-16", | ||
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| 97 | drainage region ALL created on 2012-04-16 - 08:06:57\r\nby the | 97 | drainage region ALL created on 2012-04-16 - 08:06:57\r\nby the | ||
| 98 | Resource Quality Services directorate of the Department of Water | 98 | Resource Quality Services directorate of the Department of Water | ||
| 99 | Affairs.\r\nThis is the release of 2012-04-16 - 08:06:57 and may still | 99 | Affairs.\r\nThis is the release of 2012-04-16 - 08:06:57 and may still | ||
| 100 | contain errors and inconsistencies.\r\nThe developers would welcome | 100 | contain errors and inconsistencies.\r\nThe developers would welcome | ||
| 101 | any feedback and corrections.\r\n(Please include river reachcodes when | 101 | any feedback and corrections.\r\n(Please include river reachcodes when | ||
| 102 | reporting errors.)\r\nContact address: | 102 | reporting errors.)\r\nContact address: | ||
| 103 | SilberbauerM@dwa.gov.za\r\n\r\n-----------------\r\nThe files | 103 | SilberbauerM@dwa.gov.za\r\n\r\n-----------------\r\nThe files | ||
| 104 | are:\r\nWRI_500-GEO.HTM: metadata summary.\r\nWRI_500-GEO.JPG: | 104 | are:\r\nWRI_500-GEO.HTM: metadata summary.\r\nWRI_500-GEO.JPG: | ||
| 105 | subsidiary file required for correct display of metadata | 105 | subsidiary file required for correct display of metadata | ||
| 106 | summary.\r\nSA.JPG: subsidiary file required for correct display of | 106 | summary.\r\nSA.JPG: subsidiary file required for correct display of | ||
| 107 | metadata summary.\r\nMETADATA.XML: metadata generated in ESRI xml | 107 | metadata summary.\r\nMETADATA.XML: metadata generated in ESRI xml | ||
| 108 | format.\r\nQAT4QAT8.TXT: lookup table for conversion from South | 108 | format.\r\nQAT4QAT8.TXT: lookup table for conversion from South | ||
| 109 | African to USGS-style quaternary codes.\r\n(mainly of interest to ESA | 109 | African to USGS-style quaternary codes.\r\n(mainly of interest to ESA | ||
| 110 | BASINS users).\r\nWRIALL500.AVL: legend file for ArcView 3.x - line | 110 | BASINS users).\r\nWRIALL500.AVL: legend file for ArcView 3.x - line | ||
| 111 | width proportional to Strahler | 111 | width proportional to Strahler | ||
| 112 | order.\r\n-----------------\r\nWRIALL500.PRJ: ESRI projection | 112 | order.\r\n-----------------\r\nWRIALL500.PRJ: ESRI projection | ||
| 113 | definition file.\r\nWRIALL500.SHP.XML: ESRI metadata | 113 | definition file.\r\nWRIALL500.SHP.XML: ESRI metadata | ||
| 114 | file.\r\nWRIALL500.SHP, WRIALL500.SHX, WRIALL500.DBF: ESRI shape file | 114 | file.\r\nWRIALL500.SHP, WRIALL500.SHX, WRIALL500.DBF: ESRI shape file | ||
| 115 | components.\r\nThe shape file contains the South African 1:500 000 | 115 | components.\r\nThe shape file contains the South African 1:500 000 | ||
| 116 | river coverage\r\nfor drainage region(s) ALL, in the Cape Datum, | 116 | river coverage\r\nfor drainage region(s) ALL, in the Cape Datum, | ||
| 117 | geographical coordinates.\r\n(All editing occurred in Albers Equal | 117 | geographical coordinates.\r\n(All editing occurred in Albers Equal | ||
| 118 | Area projection for exact tolerance setting.)\r\n(The data is being | 118 | Area projection for exact tolerance setting.)\r\n(The data is being | ||
| 119 | kept in its original datum until a standard datum-shift | 119 | kept in its original datum until a standard datum-shift | ||
| 120 | to\r\nHartebeesthoek94 or WGS84 is agreed upon, to avoid inadvertent | 120 | to\r\nHartebeesthoek94 or WGS84 is agreed upon, to avoid inadvertent | ||
| 121 | data corruption.)\r\nThe fields may include:\r\n\r\n. | 121 | data corruption.)\r\nThe fields may include:\r\n\r\n. | ||
| 122 | ---------------\r\n(1) INTERNAL FIELDS (ignore)\r\n. | 122 | ---------------\r\n(1) INTERNAL FIELDS (ignore)\r\n. | ||
| 123 | ===============\r\nSHAPE, FNODE_,TNODE_, LPOLY_, RPOLY_, LENGTH, | 123 | ===============\r\nSHAPE, FNODE_,TNODE_, LPOLY_, RPOLY_, LENGTH, | ||
| 124 | TMPRIV_, TMPRIV_ID.\r\n\r\n(2) ATTRIBUTES (sequence may differ)\r\n. | 124 | TMPRIV_, TMPRIV_ID.\r\n\r\n(2) ATTRIBUTES (sequence may differ)\r\n. | ||
| 125 | ==========\r\nNAME: generally, the name assigned to the reach on a | 125 | ==========\r\nNAME: generally, the name assigned to the reach on a | ||
| 126 | topographical map\r\n- sometimes the correctness is uncertain.\r\n- | 126 | topographical map\r\n- sometimes the correctness is uncertain.\r\n- | ||
| 127 | ALIAS: alternate name or names for the reach, separated by \\.\r\n- | 127 | ALIAS: alternate name or names for the reach, separated by \\.\r\n- | ||
| 128 | RIVN_ROOT: For multilingual annotation purposes (prototype): the root | 128 | RIVN_ROOT: For multilingual annotation purposes (prototype): the root | ||
| 129 | of the river name.\r\n- RIVN_SUFX: The qualifier of the river name, | 129 | of the river name.\r\n- RIVN_SUFX: The qualifier of the river name, | ||
| 130 | e.g. river, spruit, loop.\r\nCLASS: unreliable indicator of | 130 | e.g. river, spruit, loop.\r\nCLASS: unreliable indicator of | ||
| 131 | seasonality of river flow. The classes and allocation require | 131 | seasonality of river flow. The classes and allocation require | ||
| 132 | review:\r\n- Dry=dry river, Perennial=perennial river, | 132 | review:\r\n- Dry=dry river, Perennial=perennial river, | ||
| 133 | Non=non-perennial river,\r\nUnknown=not present in original coverage | 133 | Non=non-perennial river,\r\nUnknown=not present in original coverage | ||
| 134 | or not transferred from source map.\r\nPRIMARY: primary drainage | 134 | or not transferred from source map.\r\nPRIMARY: primary drainage | ||
| 135 | region where the reach occurs.\r\n- a lower-case letter indicates a | 135 | region where the reach occurs.\r\n- a lower-case letter indicates a | ||
| 136 | pseudo drainage region outside South Africa.\r\nORDER: Strahler order, | 136 | pseudo drainage region outside South Africa.\r\nORDER: Strahler order, | ||
| 137 | starting from source=1.\r\nEND: S=Source, N=iNtermediate, M=Mouth, | 137 | starting from source=1.\r\nEND: S=Source, N=iNtermediate, M=Mouth, | ||
| 138 | E=Endorheic.\r\nREACHCODE: 10-character reach code made up as | 138 | E=Endorheic.\r\nREACHCODE: 10-character reach code made up as | ||
| 139 | follows:\r\n- 1 to 4: quaternary drainage region in which MOST of the | 139 | follows:\r\n- 1 to 4: quaternary drainage region in which MOST of the | ||
| 140 | river falls.\r\n(Note that USA programs such as BASINS expect eight | 140 | river falls.\r\n(Note that USA programs such as BASINS expect eight | ||
| 141 | numerical digits.\r\nThe qat4qat8.txt lookup table contains the | 141 | numerical digits.\r\nThe qat4qat8.txt lookup table contains the | ||
| 142 | appropriate DWA to USA conversions.)\r\n- 5 to 6: arbitrary sequence | 142 | appropriate DWA to USA conversions.)\r\n- 5 to 6: arbitrary sequence | ||
| 143 | number of the reaches within a quaternary drainage region.\r\n- 7 to | 143 | number of the reaches within a quaternary drainage region.\r\n- 7 to | ||
| 144 | 10: four zeroes (0000) in the 1:500 000 coverage, intended for later | 144 | 10: four zeroes (0000) in the 1:500 000 coverage, intended for later | ||
| 145 | use at more detailed scale.\r\nSORTER: internal sorting field - always | 145 | use at more detailed scale.\r\nSORTER: internal sorting field - always | ||
| 146 | increases downstream in river network\r\nLENGTH_KM: length of reach | 146 | increases downstream in river network\r\nLENGTH_KM: length of reach | ||
| 147 | in kilometres (not to be confused with the meaningless LENGTH | 147 | in kilometres (not to be confused with the meaningless LENGTH | ||
| 148 | field).\r\nRivEX fields: (see http://www.rivex.co.uk/)\r\n- SEGMENT : | 148 | field).\r\nRivEX fields: (see http://www.rivex.co.uk/)\r\n- SEGMENT : | ||
| 149 | Channel identifier.\r\n- STRAHLER: Horton-Strahler order.\r\n- | 149 | Channel identifier.\r\n- STRAHLER: Horton-Strahler order.\r\n- | ||
| 150 | SHREVE: Shreve order.\r\n- US_ACCUM: Accumulated upstream metres at | 150 | SHREVE: Shreve order.\r\n- US_ACCUM: Accumulated upstream metres at | ||
| 151 | the lower node of each arc.\r\n- LINK_TYPE : same idea as the \"END\" | 151 | the lower node of each arc.\r\n- LINK_TYPE : same idea as the \"END\" | ||
| 152 | field, above. E=Exterior, I=Interior, O=Outlet.\r\n- CATCHID: | 152 | field, above. E=Exterior, I=Interior, O=Outlet.\r\n- CATCHID: | ||
| 153 | Automatically generated ID for each end node (i.e. when END='E' or | 153 | Automatically generated ID for each end node (i.e. when END='E' or | ||
| 154 | 'M').\r\n- DIST2MTH : Distance to the mouth in metres from the upper | 154 | 'M').\r\n- DIST2MTH : Distance to the mouth in metres from the upper | ||
| 155 | node of each arc.\r\n- MAINCHAN : Main channel identifier.\r\n- | 155 | node of each arc.\r\n- MAINCHAN : Main channel identifier.\r\n- | ||
| 156 | CATCHID : drainage region identifier.\r\n", | 156 | CATCHID : drainage region identifier.\r\n", | ||
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