African Input into the Geological Map of the World

Project Summary:

South Africa and Namibia cooperated on this project which concerns the development of a 1:2,500,000 geological map of the SADC region for inclusion in One Geology’s Geological Map of the World. According to their website at www.onegeology.org:

“The project’s aims are to:

• create dynamic digital geological map data for the world.
• make existing geological map data accessible in whatever digital format is available in each country. The target scale is 1:1 million but the project will be pragmatic and accept a range of scales and the best available data.
• transfer know-how to those who need it, adopting an approach that recognises that different nations have differing abilities to participate.
• the initiative is truly multilateral and multinational and will be carried out under the umbrella of several global organisations.”

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