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Unmasking Africa with Data and Intelligence

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Geospatial Intelligence

Unmasking Africa with
Data and Intelligence.

Building Africa's largest and most centralized environmental GIS database. We fuse GIS software and programming to solve complex geospatial challenges across emerging markets.

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.

54
Countries
15+
Datasets
100%
Africa
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Boundary Mapping

Administrative Boundaries

Country, provincial, and district boundaries for all 54 African nations

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Administrative Boundaries

SourceGADM / OpenStreetMap
FormatShapefile, GeoJSON, KML
Resolution1:50,000 – 1:250,000
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Water & Hydrology

River Networks & Watersheds

Major river systems, tributaries, lake boundaries and watershed delineations

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River Networks & Watersheds

SourceHydroSHEDS / FAO
FormatShapefile, GeoJSON
Resolution90m hydrological
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Environment & Climate

Land Use / Land Cover

Multi-class land cover classification: forest, cropland, urban, water, grassland

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Land Use / Land Cover

SourceESA WorldCover / GlobeLand30
FormatGeoTIFF
Resolution10m – 30m
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Environment & Climate

Drought Index (SPI-12)

Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI-12) for long-term drought monitoring across Africa

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Drought Index (SPI-12)

SourceCHIRPS-derived SPI
FormatGeoTIFF (ZIP)
Resolution0.05Β° (~5km)
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Environment & Climate

Rainfall Data

Mean annual rainfall totals derived from CHIRPS v2.0 for all 54 African nations

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Rainfall Data

SourceCHIRPS v2.0
FormatGeoTIFF (ZIP)
Resolution0.05Β° (~5km)
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Environment & Climate

Temperature Data

Monthly mean temperature climatology (1970–2000) from WorldClim v2.1

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Temperature Data

SourceWorldClim v2.1
FormatGeoTIFF (ZIP)
Resolution2.5 arc-min (~5km)
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Groundwater & Hydrogeology

Groundwater Aquifers

Transboundary aquifer system polygons across Africa - authoritative names, country codes, and boundary geometries for aquifers crossing international borders. Sourced from IGRAC GGIS.

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Groundwater Aquifers

SourceWHYMAP/BGR-UNESCO + IGRAC GGIS
FormatGeoPackage
Resolution1:1,000,000 – 1:5,000,000
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Environment & Climate

Vegetation & NDVI

NDVI time series, vegetation health indices, and biomass estimation layers

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Vegetation & NDVI

SourceMODIS / Landsat
FormatGeoTIFF, HDF
Resolution250m – 30m
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Socioeconomic

Population & Settlements

Gridded population density, urban extents, and informal settlement mapping

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Population & Settlements

SourceWorldPop / GPW
FormatGeoTIFF, Shapefile
Resolution100m – 1km
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Transport

Roads & Infrastructure

Primary, secondary, and tertiary road networks across Africa

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Roads & Infrastructure

SourceOpenStreetMap / GRIP
FormatShapefile, GeoJSON
ResolutionVector
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Water & Hydrology

Wetlands & Floodplains

Wetland extent, flood-prone zones, and seasonal inundation mapping

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Wetlands & Floodplains

SourceGlobWetland / JRC
FormatGeoTIFF, Shapefile
Resolution30m – 100m
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Agriculture

Soil Classification

Soil type, texture, organic carbon, pH, and nutrient content layers

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Soil Classification

SourceISRIC SoilGrids / FAO
FormatGeoTIFF, NetCDF
Resolution250m
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Conservation

Protected Areas & Wildlife

National parks, game reserves, Ramsar sites, and wildlife corridors

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Protected Areas & Wildlife

SourceWDPA / IUCN
FormatShapefile, GeoJSON
ResolutionVector
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Water & Hydrology

HydroRIVERS - River Networks

Full African river network at 15 arc-second resolution with Strahler order, discharge, and length. Per-country GeoPackage files clipped from HydroRIVERS v10.

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HydroRIVERS - River Networks

SourceWWF / HydroSHEDS
FormatGeoPackage, GeoJSON
Resolution15 arc-second (~500 m)
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Water & Hydrology

HydroBASINS - Watershed Boundaries

Level 6 watershed polygon delineations for all African countries averaging 2,000–10,000 kmΒ² per basin. Per-country GeoPackage files from HydroBASINS v1c.

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HydroBASINS - Watershed Boundaries

SourceWWF / HydroSHEDS
FormatGeoPackage, GeoJSON
ResolutionLevel 6 (~2,000–10,000 kmΒ²)
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What We Do

We Don't Just Map the World -
We Help Solve It.

From GIS consulting to data engineering - Lenga Maps provides the geospatial foundation for projects across Africa and beyond.

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Expert geospatial analysis, mapping, and spatial data management for projects across Africa.

GIS Data Bank

Download professional-grade datasets - boundaries, elevation, rivers, land cover, and more.

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Environmental Studies

Environmental impact assessments, land use analysis, and climate data processing.

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