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Somalia, Springs from OpenStreetMap

Springs in Somalia extracted from OpenStreetMap (October 2024) and normalized following UNESCO's template for groundwater data collection.

Data and Resources

Basic information
Resource type	Spatial data set
Date of creation	2024-11-24
Date of last revision	2024-11-24 Show changelog
Metadata identifier	Somalia,-Springs-OpenStreetMap
Metadata language	English
Themes (DCAT-AP)	Environment
High-value dataset category	Geospatial
ISO 19115 topic category	inlandWaters
Other identifier
Keyword URIs

Spatial information
INSPIRE identifier
INSPIRE Themes	Hydrography (HY)
Geographic identifier
Coordinate Reference System	EPSG:4326
Spatial representation Type	Vector
Bounding Box	"{\"type\": \"Polygon\", \"coordinates\": [[[40.994, -1.683], [51.412, -1.683], [51.412, 12.188], [40.994, 12.188], [40.994, -1.683]]]}"
Spatial resolution of the dataset (m)

Provenance
Lineage statement	Using the QuickOSM plugin in QGIS all springs tagged as "natural=spring" within Somalia were downloaded. Then the feature was exported as a CSV file and then normalized using UNESCO's template for groundwater data collection.
Metadata Standard
Conformity
Source dataset	https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=6/5.53/43.00
Update frequency
Sources
Purpose	Water resources management
Process steps
Temporal extent (Start)
Temporal extent (End)
Version notes
Version	1.0
Dataset validity	2024-11-24

Responsible Party
Name of the dataset creator (Legacy)	Eleftherios Kaltsas
Name of the dataset maintainer	Eleftherios Kaltsas
Identifier of the dataset creator (Legacy)
Email of the dataset creator (Legacy)	e.kaltsas@unesco.org
Identifier of the dataset maintainer
Email of the dataset maintainer	e.kaltsas@unesco.org
Website of the dataset maintainer