Unmasking Africa with
Data and Intelligence.
Building Africa's largest and most centralized environmental GIS database, and a shared GIS workspace where your team maps, shares and delivers projects together. We fuse satellite grade observation with the lived African context to solve real geospatial challenges.
Satellite grade
observation.
Our GIS datasets are carefully geoprocessed from NASA, ESA, USGS, HydroSHEDS, among others. These are the same data sources powering global environmental research.
Built for the
African context.
Innovation strives in Chaos. Our datasets are used to fight floods, drainage failure, air pollution, among others, directly confronting chaos with solid Innovation.
African geospatial data and your team, on one GIS map.
Environmental, climate, water, mining and infrastructure data for all 54 African countries, in a workspace built for GIS teams. Share shapefiles, map together, and take clean data back to your desktop GIS.
Start with African GIS data
Our African GIS database covers all 54 African countries: environmental, climate, water, soils, mining and infrastructure layers, cleaned and ready in EPSG:4326.
Bring your own files
Import shapefiles, GeoPackage, KML, GeoTIFF or a whole QGIS project. Your files stay in your team's private folder, marked as yours, and never mix with the Lenga database.
Map it together
Everyone on the team works on the same live GIS map in the browser: style layers, open attribute tables, pin comments to places, and see every change in the history.
Take it back to your desktop
Export the layers you need as shapefile, GeoJSON or GeoTIFF and carry on in QGIS, ArcGIS or Global Mapper. Your report maps start from clean data.
Data from your desktop GIS works here
Shapefile, GeoPackage, GeoJSON, KML/KMZ, GPX, GeoTIFF, and QGIS projects (.qgz / .qgs).
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GIS Data Bank
Africa's Most Centralized GIS Database
Download professional grade geospatial datasets covering all 54 African nations. Boundaries, elevation, rivers, land cover, geology, and more, sourced from global institutions.
Administrative Boundaries
Country, provincial, and district boundaries for all 54 African nations
Administrative Boundaries
Drought Index (SPI-12)
SPI-12: rainfall over 12 months compared with normal, in standard deviations. Below 0 is drier than normal, -1.5 or lower is severe drought. From CHIRPS v2.0, baseline 2014 to 2023.
Drought Index (SPI-12)
Transboundary Aquifers
Transboundary aquifer polygons — names, country codes, and geometries for aquifers crossing international borders.
Transboundary Aquifers
Protected Areas & Wildlife
National parks, reserves, conservancies, forest reserves, and marine protected areas — clipped per country.
Protected Areas & Wildlife
Rainfall Data
Mean annual rainfall totals derived from CHIRPS v2.0 for all 54 African nations
Rainfall Data
River Networks
Major river systems and tributaries clipped per country across all 54 African nations
River Networks
Population & Settlements
Subnational population counts at ADM1/ADM2 — from each country's latest census or projection, joined to authoritative boundaries.
Population & Settlements
Roads & Infrastructure
Primary, secondary, and tertiary road networks across Africa
Roads & Infrastructure
Watersheds & Catchments
Level 6 watershed polygons (basins averaging 2,000–10,000 km²). Per-country GeoPackage from HydroBASINS v1c.
Watersheds & Catchments
Land Use / Land Cover
Multi-class land cover classification: forest, cropland, urban, water, grassland
Land Use / Land Cover
Wetlands & Floodplains
Wetland extent, flood-prone zones, and seasonal inundation mapping
Wetlands & Floodplains
Soil Classification
Soil type, texture, organic carbon, pH, and nutrient content layers
Soil Classification
HydroRIVERS — River Networks
Full African river network with Strahler order, discharge, and length. Per-country GeoPackage from HydroRIVERS v10.
HydroRIVERS — River Networks
Temperature Data
Monthly mean temperature climatology (1970–2000) from WorldClim v2.1
Temperature Data
Lakes
Per-country lake polygons from HydroLAKES. Includes natural lakes and major reservoirs.
Lakes
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Who We Serve
Built for Everyone Mapping Africa.
From independent analysts to national programs, people across the continent rely on Lenga Maps for the geospatial foundation their work needs.
GIS Users
Analysts, researchers, and students who need reliable, ready to use datasets without the endless hunt.
Teams and Businesses
Consultancies and companies that need shared access, custom data, and dependable delivery.
NGOs and Governments
Ministries, agencies, and nonprofits turning geodata into decisions and real impact.
Project Developers
Engineering, mining, energy, and infrastructure teams that scope and plan projects on the ground.
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