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United Nations
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Guideline
29 June 2009
Field Map Production and Dissemination
Approved by: Pat Banks, Chief Communications and Information Services Branch Approval date: 29 June 2009 Contact: Brendan McDonald, FIS Manager Review date: 1 July 2011
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GUIDELINE ON Field Map Production and Dissemination
Contents: A. Purpose
B. Scope
C. Rationale
D. Guidelines
E. Terms and Definitions
F. References
G. Monitoring and Compliance
H. Dates
I. Contact
J. History
ANNEXES A. Portrait template and XY locations
B. Landscape template and XY locations
C. ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country codes
D. Feature datasets and feature classes
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A. PURPOSE The purpose of this guideline document is to support OCHA Information Management Officers in the production of standardized maps and mapping products within OCHA field offices and Humanitarian Information Centres (HIC). Compliance with these guidelines is mandatory as per the OCHA Policy Instruction on Field Map Production and Dissemination.
B. SCOPE The primary audiences for this guidance document are field based Information Management Officers (IMO) and OCHA field staff with functional responsibilities in Geographic Information System (GIS) and production of maps. The secondary audiences are OCHA Heads of Office (HoO) and other designates in the field responsible for overall OCHA coordination and information products that will use these guidelines to benchmark mapping products for the purposes of clearance and dissemination. This guidance excludes OCHA headquarters map production, including ReliefWeb’s maps production. Relevant guidance materials will be developed for ReliefWeb and the Visual Media Unit in 2009.
C. RATIONALE These guidelines have been developed to provide instruction and guidance to OCHA Field Information Management Officers (IMO) on the production of OCHA GIS mapping products and related services. The guideline is intended to support producers of mapping products within OCHA to produce consistent, concise and quality products that reflect OCHA branding and enhance the end user experience. This document will allow OCHA technical staff to produce predictable mapping products that will share OCHA standards and common look-and-feel throughout the organization. This guidance document is consistent with recommendations arising from the Information Management Review and the IASC agreed Operational Guidance on Information Management.
D. GUIDELINES D.1 TEMPLATES AND STYLE SHEET
OCHA field maps should conform to the standard templates and stylesheet presented in this document.
a) Templates
Standard templates in electronic format compatible with ArcGIS 9.2 (.mxt) are available in sizes ranging from A4 through to A0 in landscape and portrait orientations. The ESRI templates are available from ochaonline2.un.org/mapguidelines. The page size for all templates has been slightly reduced from the nominal ISO-216 sizes to ensure compatibility with all printer models (for instance: from 297mm x 210mm to 288mm x 201mm for the A4 paper size).
b) Style sheet
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An ArcGIS 9.2-compatible stylesheet file is available on http://ochaonline2.un.org/mapguidelines and contains styles for all major features commonly present in reference or thematic maps. The stylesheet file covers all paper sizes from A4 to A0. To add the OCHA style sheet: 1. The stylesheet needs to be downloaded and saved in:
{drive}\gsdi\country\01_ancillary\0102_symbol_fonts\010203_shadesets 2. From the Main Menu of ArcGIS, users should click on ‘Tools > Styles > Style Manager’:
3. From the Style Manager window, users should click on ‘Styles > Add’ to add the stylesheet file from its disc location.
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4. The symbols of OCHA’s style sheet will now be available from the Category drop down list of the symbol selector, organised by map size (A4, A3, A2, A1, and A0) and theme (Damage, Transport, Administrative, etc). For instance if the “A4 Admin” item is selected from the drop down list, symbols for A4 maps for Primary roads, Secondary roads etc. will be available in the underlying window.
D.3 OCHA FIELD MAP TEMPLATE
The standard OCHA Field Map is made of six components: a) Header, b) Logo, c) Legend, d) Marginalia, e) Inset map, and f) Main map.
Populated Place
National Capital1st Admin Cap2nd Admin Cap
Airport/Airfield
InternationalRegional
Mountain Peaks
Sea Port
Elevation (m)
4,000 - 5,8803,000 - 4,0002,500 - 3,0002,000 - 2,5001,500 - 2,0001,000 - 1,500600 - 1000400 - 600200 - 4000 - 200< 0
KENYA - Who does What Where26-Feb-2008
42°30'E40°0'E37°30'E35°0'E32°30'E
2°3
0'N
0°0
'2°3
0'S
Map data source(s):Place here all map data sources, there are two linesavailable
Disclaimers:The designations employed and the presentation ofmaterial on this map do not imply the expression of anyopinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of theUnited Nations concerning the legal status of anycountry, territory, city or area or of its authorities, orconcerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
0 50 100 15025 kms
Map Doc Name:
GLIDE Number:
Creation Date:
Projection/Datum:
Web Resources:
Nominal Scale at A4 paper size: 1:6,000,000
OCHA_SitMap_Template_v4_080117
Enter GLIDE Number here
Enter dd mmm yyyy here
Enter projection/datum here
http://ochaonline.un.org/roap
This space can be used for extended legendif many features are present or can be usedfor extra textual information if relevant.
United Nations Officefor the Coordination ofHumanitarianAffairs
f ) MAIN MAP
b) LOGO
c) LEGEND
e) INSETMAP
d) MARGINALIA
a) HEADER
EMBARGOED
UNTIL 11-JUL-08
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a) Header
The header of an OCHA field map consists of three elements:
i. The country or geographic area name in the following format:
Geographic area Header text Continent Europe, Africa Region Africa, Horn of Africa, Middle East Country Indonesia, Pakistan District or sub admin level North Western Frontier Province, Aceh
Besar
ii. A subtitle representing a short description of the thematic content on the map.
iii. The date in the formats specified below: Date Header text
Day 2 Jun 2006 (where a day is a single digit, it should not be preceded by a 0)
Range of days in the same month 1 –15 Mar 2004 Range in different months, same year 12 Jul – 30 Aug 2007 or Jul –
Aug 2007 Range in different years 31 Jan 2006 – 30 Aug 2007 or
Aug 2005 – Mar 2008 or 2002 – 2006
The sample header below includes the font specification for the A4 format. The header sample provided is for English language maps; where appropriate OCHA staff should adapt these recommendations for other languages.
KENYA - Who does What Where16 Feb 2008
Arial 16 pt, white
Arial 12 pt, white
All text in the header is in Arial, white (CMYK: 0,0,0,100) on a dark grey background (CMYK: 0,0,0,70). Annex A and B detail the size and position of the header and its elements.
b) OCHA logo
The OCHA logo, in the recommended sizes, is included within all of the template files. The logo is also available for download from FiDMS and its size and position in the various paper size and orientation templates are specified in Annexes A and B.
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c) Legend
The standard formats for the legend, including text sizes, are presented in Annexes A and B. A sample legend where all elements of a standard reference maps are present is shown here:
Transportation
InternationalRegionalLocalHeliport
Sea Port
Admin Boundaries
International
Disputed Region
1st Admin
2nd Admin
3rd Admin
Road Network
PrimarySecondaryTrack
Hydrology
Non-Seasonal
Seasonal
Lakes
Elevation
Populated Places
National Capital1st Admin Capital2nd Admin Capital3rd Admin Capital
Settlement
Railway
Railway
Flood Extent
Affected Area
Affected areas
-27 - 00 - 500
500 - 1,0001,000 - 1,500
1,500 - 2,0002,000 - 2,500
2,500 - 3,000
3,000 - 4,000
4,000 - 5,0005,000 and above
In meters
d) Marginalia
All of the sizes and XY positions of the elements of the marginalia are reported in Annexes A and B (text font: Arial). The marginalia component of the field map contains:
i. General map information, such as: map document name, map creation date,
Projection/Datum, web link, the nominal map scale at the given paper size and the map’s data sources.
ii. The scale bar. The scale bar should be in the metric system and should be divided in multiples of 1m, 10m, 25m, 50m, 100m, 250m, 500m, 1km, 2.5km, 5km, 10km, 25km, 50km, 100km etc. depending on the scale of the map.
iii. The standard disclaimer. Section D.3d reports the full text of the recommended
English language disclaimers.
e) Inset map
The inset map standard location and size can be found in Annexes A and B. The standard layers for an inset are listed in Section D.5 and the stylesheet is presented in Section D.3. A sample map inset is shown for illustration here:
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!!̂T'bilisi
!!̂T'bilisi
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
f) Main map
i. Main map The standard sizes and positions for the main map in the various paper sizes and orientation templates are presented in the Annexes to these guidelines: Annex A for portrait maps and Annex B for landscape maps. Section D.3 defines the main map style sheet, Section D.4 defines the labeling standards and Section D.5 specifies the drawing recommended order for the features to be drawn on the main map. ii. Graticule It is recommended that all OCHA maps display a graticule. Section D.6 presents the standards for the main map graticule.
iii. Distribution notice A distribution notice should be printed on all restricted use maps. Restricted use maps are documents that are not for public dissemination either because intended for internal OCHA use, prepared for a partner organization that does not wish the map to be released to the public (exclusive), or because embargoed. Three notices are recommended according to the restricted map type:
1. INTERNAL ONLY
2. ORGANISATION ONLY
3. EMBARGOED UNTIL DD-MMM-YY
e.g. UNDSS ONLY
e.g. EMBARGOED UNTIL 11-JUL-08
The text of the disclaimer should be in Arial font, Bold type, capital letters and in dark grey (CMYK: 0,0,0,70) in the following sizes and positions:
ISO Size
Anchor X (cm)
Y (cm)
Text size
A4 Bottom Left 0.7 0.7 16 pt A3 Bottom Left 0.8 0.8 22 pt A2 Bottom Left 0.9 0.9 32 pt A1 Bottom Left 1 1 44 pt A0 Bottom Left 1.2 1.2 54 pt
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D.3 OCHA STYLESHEET
a) Point symbols Populated places
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Comments A4 S
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National Capital (Map & inset)
All Yes
Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 94
9.5 11.5 13.5 16 23.5 Symbol 0 0 0 0 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 8 10 12 13 20
Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 10 12 14 16 24
Admin 1 capital All Yes
Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33
3 5 7 8 9 Symbol 0 0 0 0 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 7 9 11 12 16
Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 9 11 13 15 20
Admin 2 capital All Yes
Symbol 0 0 0 0 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 1 3 5 5 7 Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33
3 5 7 8 10
Symbol 0 0 0 0 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 7 9 11 11 14
Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 8 10 12 14 18
Admin 3 capital Nat/Reg Yes Symbol 0 0 0 0 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 3.5 5 7 7 8
Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 5 7 9 10 11
Village Local maps
Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker Basic Latin 33 Minimum
size: 2.5 3.0 3.0 4.0 5
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Transportation
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Comments A4 S
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U International Airport
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 85 12 12 14 16 18
U Regional Airport
Reg/Loc Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 85 9 9 11 13 15
Local Airfield
Loc Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker
Basic Latin 112 7 7 9 11 13
W Military Airport
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 87 9 9 11 13 15
Heliport Reg/Loc Yes
Symbol 0 0 0 100 Arial Black Basic Latin 72
4 4 5.5 6.5 8
Symbol 0 0 0 0 Esri Default Marker
Basic Latin 33 7 7 8.5 10 12
Symbol 0 0 0 100 Esri Default Marker
Basic Latin 33 8 8 10 12 14
0 Port All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 48 10 10 12 14 16
S Tunnel All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 83 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
T Bridge All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 84 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
Health
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5 Health facility All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 53 Minimum size:
10 12 12 15 18
6 Hospital All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 54 Minimum size:
10 12 12 15 18
7 Clinic All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 55 Minimum size:
10 12 12 15 18
8 Health post All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 56 Minimum size:
10 12 12 15 18
9 Psychological support
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 57 Minimum size:
10 12 12 15 18
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Affected population and Damage
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Comments A4 S
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E Affected population
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 69 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
F Missing All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 70 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
G Dead All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 55 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
H Injured All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 56 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
I Children All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 57 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
J Damage All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 74 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
K Affected All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 75 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
L Partially destroyed
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 76 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
M Destroyed All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 77 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
IDP/Refugee camps
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! IDP/Refugee camp
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 33 8 10 10 12 14
" Temporary camp
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 34 8 10 10 12 14
# Permanent camp
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 35 8 10 10 12 14
$ Transition sites
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 36 8 10 10 12 14
% Refugee registration
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 37 10 12 12 14 16
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Sectors/Clusters
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Comments A4 S
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a Agriculture All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 97 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
b Camp coordination/ camp management
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 98 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
m Coordination All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 109 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
c Early recovery All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 99 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
d Education All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 100 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
e Emergency shelter All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 101 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
i Emergency telecommunications
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 105 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
l Food security All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 108 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
f Health All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 102 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
g Logistics All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 103 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
h Nutrition All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 104 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
j Protection All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 106 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
k Water, sanitation and hygiene
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 107 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
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Disasters
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n Cold wave All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 110 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
o Heat wave All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 111 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
p Cyclone, hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 112 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
q Drought All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 113 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
r Earthquake All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 114 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
s Epidemic All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 115 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
t Fire All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 116 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
u Flood All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 117 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
v Flash flood All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 118 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
w Insect infestation All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 119 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
x Landslide/ mudslide
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 120 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
y Volcanic eruption All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 121 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
z Snow avalanche All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 122 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
A Storm All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 65 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
B Storm surge All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 66 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
C Tornado All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 67 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
D Tsunami All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Unboxed
Basic Latin 68 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
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Security
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Comments A4 S
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' Arrest/Detention All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 39 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
( Assault All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 40 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
) Attack All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 41 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
* Forced entry/Office occupation
All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 42 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
+ Harassment/Intimidation All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 43 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
, Hijacking All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 44 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
- Murder All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 45 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
. Robbery All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 46 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
& Security All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 38 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
/ Threat All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 47 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
Mine/UXO
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~ Mine/UXO All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 126 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
` UXO All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 96 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
á Dangerous area All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Latin-1 Supplement
225 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
à Mined area All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Latin-1 Supplement
224 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
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Physical closures
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Comments A4 S
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] Border crossing All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
27 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
; Check point All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
28 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
> Earth mound All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
29 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
\ Military gate All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
30 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
= Observation tower All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
31 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
: Physical closure All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
32 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
@ Road barrier All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
33 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
? Road block All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
34 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
< Road gate All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
26 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
[ Trench All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
35 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
Armed troops
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^ Armed troop All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
94 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
_ National army All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
95 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
{ Rebel army All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
123 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
} Child combatant All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
125 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
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Telecommunications
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Å Fax Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Latin-1 Supplement
197 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
À Radio Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Latin-1 Supplement
192 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
à Mobile phone Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Latin-1 Supplement
195 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
 Internet Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Latin-1 Supplement
194 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
General infrastructure
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P Government office Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 80 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
Q Community building Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 81 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
R Police station Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 82 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
X Church Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 88 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
Y Mosque Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 89 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
Z Hindu temple Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 90 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
4 Buddhist temple Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 52 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
2 School Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 50 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
3 Warehouse Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 51 Minimum size: 10 12 12 15 18
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Relief goods
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ë Blankets All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Latin-1 Supplement
235 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
í Bucket/Jerry cans All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 237 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ì Clothing All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 236 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
î Food All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 238 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ï Kitchen sets All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 239 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ñ Mattresses All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 241 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ò Medicines All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 242 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ó Medical supplies All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 243 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ô Mosquito nets All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 244 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ö NFI All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 246 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
õ Plastic sheeting All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 245 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ú Relief goods All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 250 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ù Stove All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 249 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
û Tarpaulin All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 251 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ü Tent All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 252 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
Ä Bottled water All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin 196 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
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Water and Sanitation
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ã Borehole All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
227 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ê Latrine All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
234 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
é Potable water source All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
233 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
è Spring water All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
232 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
å Submersible pump All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
229 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ç Tap stand All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
231 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
â Water sources All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
226 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
ä Well All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 100 Symbology Boxed
Basic Latin
228 Minimum size: 12 12 12 15 18
Other symbols
Symbol Feature Display Scale L
eg
en
d
Elements C M Y K Font Subset Un
ico
de
Comments A4 S
ize
A3 S
ize
A2 S
ize
A1 S
ize
A0 S
ize
Mountain Peaks All Yes Symbol 0 0 0 90 Esri Default Marker
Basic Latin 35 3 4 6 7 9
Ticks Lat/Long All No Symbol 0 0 0 70 Esri Default Marker
Basic Latin 69 6 7 8 9 10
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b) Line symbols
Symbol Detailed Category
Display Scale Legend Elements C M Y K Comments A
4 S
ize
(pt)
A3 S
ize
(pt)
A2 S
ize
(pt)
A1 S
ize
(pt)
A0 S
ize
(pt)
Adm
in
International All Yes Line 0 0 0 100
Template: 7 pt dash, 1 pt gap, 2 pt dash, 1 pt gap, 2 pt dash, 1 pt gap. Cap (Butt); Join (Round)
1.2 1.5 1.8 3.2 4
International (Inset)
All Yes 0 0 0 50 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Disputed Areas All Yes
Cartographic line
0 0 0 100 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.0 3.0
Hash line 0 0 0 100 -45° 2.5 2.7 3.0 4.0 7.0
Hash line 0 0 0 100 45° 2.5 2.7 3.0 4.0 7.0
Admin 1 All Yes Line 0 0 0 100 Template: 4 pt dash, 1 pt gap, 1 pt dash, 1 pt gap. Cap (Butt); Join (Round)
1.0 1.2 1.5 2.0 3.0
Admin 2 Regional
/Local Yes Line 0 0 0 100
Template: 4 pt dash, 1 pt gap, 1 pt dash, 1 pt gap. Cap (Butt); Join (Round)
0.8 0.8 1.0 1.5 2.0
Admin 3 Local Yes Solid line 0 0 0 100 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Tra
nsport
ation
Primary roads All Yes Solid line 15 50 42 0 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 1 1.3 1.6 2.0 3.0
Secondary roads Regional
/Local Yes Solid line 15 50 42 0 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 0.5 0.8 0.8 1 1.5
Tracks Local Yes Line 15 50 42 0 Template: 2 pt dash, 1 pt gap. Cap (Butt); Join (Miter)
0.5 0.8 0.8 1.5
Railway All Yes Hash line 0 0 0 100
Angle: 90, Cap (Butt); Join (Miter)
1.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 2
Solid line 0 0 0 100 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1
Hydro
logy
Seasonal All Yes Line 50 20 0 10 Template: 2 pt dash, 1 pt gap, 1 pt dash, 1 pt gap. Cap (Butt); Join (Round)
0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.0
Non-seasonal All Yes Solid line 50 20 0 10 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.0
Non-seasonal (inset)
All Yes Solid line 50 20 0 10 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Coastline All No Solid line 50 20 0 10 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.0
Coastline (inset) Solid line 50 20 0 10 Cap (Butt); Join (Round) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
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c) Polygon symbols
Area/Fill Outline/Marker fill
Scale Legend Notes C M Y K C M Y K
A4 Size (pt)
A3 Size
A2 Size
A1 Size
A0 Size
Affected Area All Yes Stripe fill 50 10 0 40 No outline Width: 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.2
Sep.: 3 3 5 7 7
Affected Country (thematic maps and Inset map)
All No Area 5 5 5 0 No outline
Non Affected Country (thematic maps and Inset map)
All No Area 0 0 0 20 No outline
Flooded Area All Yes Fill: dot. 50 20 0 40 No outline 1.20 (dot)
2.2/2.2 (spacing) 1.50
2.5/2.5 1.80
2.5/2.5 2.2
3.5/3.5 2.6 4/4
Major Lake All Yes Area 15 0 0 0 50 20 0 10 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1
Major Lake - Inset All Yes Area 15 0 0 0 50 20 0 10 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Sea (main map/inset /map background)
All No Area 15 0 0 0 See coastline See coastline
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d) Disputed areas representation
The representation of areas including disputed territories on documents carrying the UN logo requires special map elements: specific line symbols to depict disputed boundaries and disclaimers. The figure below shows six sample disputed boundaries and the table provides instructions on the disclaimers to be used for each case. All disputed boundaries should be marked using the ‘Disputed areas’ line style provided. Please consult the United Nations Cartographic Section in case further clarifications were needed.
CHINA
REPUBLICOF
KOREA
DEMOCRATICPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOF KOREA
SUDAN
CHAD
ETHIOPIA
CENTRALAFRICAN
REPUBLIC
ERITREA
Halaib Triangle
IlemiTriangle
Ma'tan al-Sarra
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!!
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!!!!
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!!!!!
!!
!!
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CHINA
PA
KIS
TA
N
AFGHANISTAN
INDIA
AN
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Aksai Chin
ETHIOPIA
KENYA
SOMALIA
DJIBOUTI
SYRIANARAB
REPUBLIC
EGYPT
JO
RD
AN
ISRAEL
WestBank
Gaza
ISLAMICREPUBLIC OF IRAN
RUSSIANFEDERATION
GEORGIA
AZERBAIJANARMENIA
1 2 3
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Boundary of former PalestinianMandate to be displayed onmaps less than 1:500k scale.
West Bank and Gaza are the preferred labelsfor the territories. In small scale maps useoccupied Palestinian territory
Indeterminate boundary
Provincial boundary
Boundary of formerNagorno-KarabakhAutonomous Oblast
ArmisticeDemarcationLine
Line of control aspromulgated in the1971 SIMLAAgreement
ProvisionalAdministrativeLine
AdministrativeLine
AdministrativeLine
Area Mapped
Highlight disputed
boundaries
Disclaimer i ii iii
World � Single region containing a
disputed area
� �
Disputed area 1 � � Disputed area 2 � � Disputed area 3 � � Disputed area 4 � � Disputed area 5 � � Disputed area 6 � � �
Disclaimers: i. English Short form: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
ii. English Long form:
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The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries
iii. Jammu and Kashmir:
Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
e) Recommended colour ramps for thematic maps
Color Description RGB CMYK
Color Description RGB CMYK
Color Description RGB CMYK
Color Description RGB CMYK
Red Orange Green #1 Green #2
230,0,0 10,100,100,0
255,102,0 0,60,100,0
127,117,17 50,54,93,0
102,184,33 60,28,87,0
234,72,47 8,72,82,0
253,149,61 1,42,76,0
166,156,72 35,39,72,0
148,208,86 42,18,66,0
241,148,117 5,42,54,0
253,195,135 1,24,47,0
203,197,139 20,23,45,0
194,230,150 24,10,41,0
251,228,216 2,11,15,0
254,240,223 0,6,13,0
242,240,223 5,6,13,0
240,249,227 6,2,11,0
Cyan #1 Cyan #2 Brown
0,148,126 100,42,51,0
0,160,198 100,37,22,0
134,100,49 47,61,81,0
78,183,153 69,28,40,0
75,188,215 71,26,16,0
166,140,93 35,45,64,0
153,215,190 40,16,25,0
149,215,231 42,16,9,0
203,186,151 20,27,41,0
230,246,237 10,4,7,0
222,243,248 13,5,3,0
244,239,228 4,6,11,0
e) Terrain representation
Topography is an important component of the information found on reference maps. This information is usually rendered by different combinations of layers depending on the terrain to be mapped and the scale of representation required. In general, terrain is represented by overlaying a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) – rendered with a palette mimicking the environments characteristic of the different elevations displayed – with a transparent shaded relief (this type of map is called hypsometric map). Contour lines and spot elevations are also commonly overlaid on top of the DEM and shaded relief to convey actual elevation values.
The rendering order, from bottom to top, of all the layers that represent terrain in OCHA maps is: DEM, hillshade, and spot elevation points (see Section D.5 for the rendering order of all standard layers). An optional mask for neighboring countries or non affected countries can be added to attract attention to the country of interest. It should be noted that with the current versions of ArcGIS (9.2 and 9.3) adding this transparent layer causes vector symbols to be rasterised thus making further editing with applications such as Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw impossible.
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i. Digital Elevation Model The following palette is recommended for DEM representation:
Symbol Elevation (meters above sea level)
C M Y K
Below Sea Level 13 15 17 0
0 – 200 22 0 50 0
200 – 400 15 5 37 0
400 – 600 11 13 36 0
600 – 800 8 18 43 0
800 – 1,000 19 20 39 0
1,000 – 1,500 24 22 33 0
1,500 – 2,000 28 34 24 0
2,000 – 2,500 38 37 23 0
2,500 – 3,000 32 32 0 0
3,000 – 4,000 24 18 0 0
4,000 – 5,000 13 9 0 0
Above 5,000 8 5 0 0
If the area in the map frame requires more than one DEM tile, it is fundamental that all tiles are mosaicked together so that it is easier to apply a uniform palette to the whole map.
ii. Hillshade In most maps, the light "shines" on the terrain from the upper-left corner (Northwestern illumination, Azimuth 315°)
1. The ArcGIS default altitude angle of 45° should be
increased only for high relief areas. The recommended transparency value for the hillshade layer is 70%.
iii. Spot elevation Where relevant to OCHA maps users, mountain names should be included using the symbol described in D.3a.
D.4 LABELING CONVENTIONS a) Maplex labeling settings
Maplex is the recommended labeling engine for ArcGIS. To access the Maplex engine, users first need to activate the extension from the main menu via: ‘View -> Toolbars -> Labeling’. To set the recommended labeling standards the user should click on ‘Properties -> Labels -> Placement Properties’ within the Properties box of any feature form the Table of Contents.
i. Point Features: Label position
Position: The default for Labelling is ‘Best Position’ which takes account of all other features that are labelled to avoid clashes, this should remain as is.
1 See http://www.reliefshading.com/
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Label Offset: The offset default is set at 1 point.
Orientation: The default is Horizontal, alternatives are ‘along graticule’ or ‘angle’.
User-defined zones: Default setting.
ii. Point features: label fitting strategies
Stack label: When labelling features with many characters, this feature enables the user to stack the labels so they appear on more than one line. The minimum and maximum number of characters per line, number of lines and justification parameters are at user’s discretion.
Reduce font size: The font size defined for each paper size should avoid the need to alter this parameter.
Abbreviate label: For this option to be used a dictionary is needed where the full and abbreviated text of labels is provided, i.e. Republic -> Rep. etc.
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iii. Point Features: Conflict Resolution
Feature weight: 15%
Background label: Switched off
Remove duplicate labels: Switched on. This will mean that if the dataset has numerous features with the same attribute, only one label will be created for the features. If the features are dispersed around the map, it may be sensible to include more than one label, to enable this, Limits parameter should be adjusted accordingly. Never remove label: Switched off
Label buffer: 15%
iv Line Features: Label position
Position: The default for Labelling is Best Position which takes account of all other features that are labelled to avoid clashes, this should remain as is.
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v Line Features: Label Fitting Strategy
Stack label: When labelling features with many characters, this feature enables the user to stack the labels so they appear on more than one line.
Overrun features: Switched on
Reduce font size: The font size defined for each paper size should avoid the need to alter the parameter. If the need occurs, the Limits let users set the interval to decrease the text, the lower limit font size and the horizontal compression. Abbreviate label: For this option to be used a dictionary is needed where the full and abbreviated text of labels is provided, i.e. Republic -> Rep. etc.
Minimum feature size for labelling: 0 so that all features labelled. If it is decided that not all features should be labelled, the SQL query within the Label window should be used to deselect specific, known features.
vi Line Features: Conflict Resolution
Feature weight: 15%
Background label: Switched off
Remove duplicate labels: Switched on. This will mean that if the dataset displayed has numerous features with the same attribute, there will be only one label for all features. If the features are dispersed around the map, it may be sensible to include more than one label. To enable this, the Limits parameter should be adjusted. The recommended setting is 100 map units which results in no duplicate features displayed Never remove label: Switched off
Label buffer: 15%
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vii. Polygon Features: Label position
Position: The default for Labelling is ‘Horizontal within the Polygon’. For Lake features, change the setting to ‘Curved within the Polygon’. Land parcel placement: Switched off
Spread characters: Switched off
viii. Polygon Features: Label Fitting Strategy
Stack label: When labelling features with many characters, this feature enables the user to stack the labels so they appear on more than one line. The options enable the user to define the minimum and maximum number of characters per line, number of lines and justification parameters. Overrun features: Leave switched on and alter the Limits accordingly.
Reduce font size: The font size defined for each paper size should avoid the need to alter this parameter. If the need occurs, the Limits let users set the interval to decrease the text, the lower limit font size and the horizontal compression. Abbreviate label: For this option to be used a dictionary is needed where the full and abbreviated text of labels is provided, i.e. Republic -> Rep. etc.
Minimum feature size for labelling: 0 so that all features labelled. If it is decided that not all features should be labelled, the SQL query within the Label window should be used to deselect specific, known features.
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ix. Polygon Features: Conflict Resolution
Feature weight: 15%
Background label: Switched off
Remove duplicate labels: Switch on. This will mean that if your dataset has numerous features with the same attribute, only one of the features will be labelled. If the features are dispersed around the map, it may be sensible to include more than one label. To enable this, the Limits parameter (which is based on Map Units) should be adjusted. The recommended setting is 100 map units which ensures no duplicate features are displayed. Never remove label: Leave as switched off
Label buffer: 15%
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b) Label formats The table below presents standard label sizes and formats:
Detailed Category Display Scale C M Y K Font Stylesheet name Maplex Settings Comments
A4
Siz
e
A4
Spa
cin
g
A3
Siz
e
A3
Spa
cin
g
A2
Siz
e
A2
Spa
cin
g
A1
Siz
e
A1
Spa
cin
g
A0
Siz
e
A0
Spa
cin
g
National Capital All 0 0 0 100 Arial Bold CAPS National Capital Offset 2mm, Best position Leading: -1.5
8 10 12 14 16
Admin 1 capital All 0 0 0 100 Arial Bold 1st Admin Capital Leading: -1.5 8 10 12 14 16
Admin 2 capital Nat/Reg 0 0 0 100 Arial 2nd Admin Capital Leading: -1.5 6 8 10 12 14
Admin 3 capital Reg/Loc 0 0 0 100 Arial 3rd Admin Capital Leading: -1.5 5 6 7 8 12
Village Loc 0 0 0 100 Arial Leading: -1.5; Minimum size
4 4 4 5 7
Ports All 0 0 0 100 Arial
Ports labels should not duplicate populated places labels
6 8 10 12 14
Mountain Peaks All 0 0 0 90 Times NR Italic Mountain Peaks Leading: -1.5 3 5 6 7 9
Lakes All 100 45 30 0 Times NR Italic Lakes 5 15 7 15 8 15 12 45 16
bold 45
Rivers 100 45 30 Times NR Italic River placement; Label position: curved offset
6 7 8 12 15 16 20
Sea All 100 45 30 0 Times NR Bold Italic
Do not stack label 10 80 13 120 20 120 26 120 36 120
Country labels All 0 0 0 100
Times New Roman CAPS (Bold for affected country)
Not affected country
11 80 15 120 20 120 25 120 35 120
Disputed areas All 0 0 0 100 Arial Bold CAPS 8 20 11 20 14 40 18 40 24 40
Admin 1 All 0 0 0 100
Times New Roman CAPS (Bold for affected 1
st admin)
8 20 11 20 14 40 18 40 24 40
Admin 2 Nat/Reg 0 0 0 100
Times New Roman CAPS (Bold for affected 2
nd admin)
7 0 9 20 11 20 14 20
Admin 3 Reg/Loc 0 0 0 100 Time NR CAPS 5 0 7 20 9 20 12 20
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D.5 STANDARD LAYERS ORDERS a) Standard layers drawing order: Main map
In a reference map where all layers are in use, the following drawing order is recommended:
Order Feature type Feature class
-
Text
Country names & disputed areas
- Populated places
- Sea, lakes, rivers
- Grid numbers
1
Point features
Populated places
National capital
2 1st Admin capital
3 2nd
Admin capital
4 3rd
Admin capital
5 Airports
6 Seaports
7 Populated places
Town/village
8 Settlement
9 Spot elevations
10
Line features
International boundaries
11 Administrative boundaries
1st level boundaries
12 2nd
level boundaries
13 3rd
level boundaries
14 Roads
Primary
15 Secondary
16 Railroads
17 Roads Tracks
18 Coastlines
19 Rivers (non-seasonal)
20 Rivers (seasonal)
21 Major contour lines
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Polygon features
Affected area
23 Lakes/water bodies
24 Flooded area
25 Disputed areas
26 Countries
27 Raster
Hillshade
28 Raster DEM
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b) Standard layers drawing order: Inset map
The following layers should be drawn in an inset map in the order recommended:
Order Feature type Feature class
- Text Neighboring countries labels where needed
- Text Capital cities labels where needed
1 Point features Capital cities
2 Line features
Coastlines
3 International boundaries
4
Polygon features
Lakes
5 Disputed areas
6 Countries
D.6 MAIN MAP GRATICULE
The ArcGIS templates specify the recommended map graticule formats. The graticule can be added to the main map by turning it on in the Data Frame Properties window, Grids tab of the Main map:
a) Graticule marks density
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Marks density will vary according to the maps produced, but as a general rule for an A4 landscape map, the graticule should have up to five tick marks on the longitude axis and up to three/four tick marks on the latitude axis. The interval for graticule marks on small scale maps should be, where possible, whole degrees: 1°, 5°, 10°, etc.
a) Graticule marks density
Graticules should be labeled using the Degrees Minutes Seconds format and only the non-zero parts should be shown. For example, if the graticule spacing is 5 degrees, labels should read: 45°, 50°, 55°…. And not: 45° 0’ 00”, 50° 0’ 00”, 55° 0’ 00”….
Graticle numbers are recommended to be placed inside of the map frame at an offset of 4. Both placement and offset can be subject to change based upon content within the map.
Labels should be in the Arial font (CMYK: 0, 0, 0, 70) in the following font sizes:
A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 Font size 5 7 9 11 13
D.7 PDF MAP CREATION
The recommended settings for exporting PDF maps from ArcGIS are: Resolution 300 dpi Output Image Quality Normal Clip Output to Graphic Extent No Destination Colorspace CMYK Convert Marker Symbols to Polygons Preferably Not Embed all document fonts Yes The other settings are at user’s discretion.
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To reduce the size of the PDF maps the recommended parameters can be optimized: vector and image compression (LZW) can be applied and the resolution of the image can be lowered to 200 dpi.
D.8 GEOSPATIAL DATA STANDARDS The material presented in this section will be superseded by the Guideline on Geospatial data management. a) GIS File formats
Although most GIS packages can read the majority of data formats, and re-project on the fly all map projections, some standard file formats should be adopted with the aim of ensuring that the organization can effectively share geospatial data internally and with partners.
i. Vector data The use of ESRI formats for vector files is recommended since: 1) they have become the de facto standard of GIS and can be read by most applications, and 2) ESRI ArcGIS is the standard desktop GIS application in use at OCHA. OCHA expects all data that is used within OCHA offices to be organised in geodatabases. Data will, in all probability be received in formats other than a geodatabase, shapefiles being the most obvious format. These should be converted, during the data quality control process, into a geodatabase (following the naming convention specified in Sections D. D.8b/h) with the original data being stored for back tracking purposes (again following the naming convention specified in Sections D.8b/h). Although, ArcInfo coverages are sometimes used when one wants to have the ability to display lines and polygons using different symbols while keeping the data in the same file, their use is not recommended.
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ii. Raster data GeoTIFF is the preferred format for raster datasets. Although it should be possible to store all raster data in use at OCHA (e.g. satellite imagery or digital elevation models) as GeoTIFF, formats compatible with ArcGIS should be used when this is not possible (Erdas Imagine .img files or ArcInfo raster files). iii. Compressed files RAR is the standard format for compressed files. The RAR format offers better compression ratios and is more resilient to data corruption than the zip format. iv. Other formats Raster and vector formats probably constitute the totality of the geospatial types that OCHA staff utilize. When working with geospatial data that cannot be stored in a vector or raster format (such as TINs) one must adopt, where possible, a file format that can be read with ArcGIS.
b) GIS Files Naming
i. Shape files Where shapefiles are used, they should be named using this five-part naming convention. The five parts to a shapefile (separated by an underscore) are as follows:
1. ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country codes (Annex C, for a complete list). In the case of datasets that cover areas other than a whole country, use the following codes: World wrl Africa afr Latin America and Caribbean lac Asia asi Europe eur West Africa waf Greater Horn of Africa hoa Or the appropriate city or administrative subdivision names.
2. Feature Class Code & Feature Class Type. Examples of feature class codes are listed in Annex D. Feature class type abbreviations are: a = polygon, l = arc, p = point, t = text, r = raster.
3. Field Code (if applicable). Field codes are listed with Feature class codes in Annex D.
4. Scale (where known). The fourth part of the name of the feature class is the denominator for the scale of the dataset in the following form: 1:1,000,000 = 1m 1:250,000 = 250k
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5. Source: The last part of the name of the file is the source for the data set. Use acronyms when possible, for instance, use uncs for the United Nations Cartographic Section.
For example, a dataset for the international boundaries at 1:1M scale from the United Nations Cartographic Section will be named ‘wrl_polbnda_int_1m_uncs’, and a file for the roads of Baghdad from the UN Joint Logistics Centre at 1:250,000 scale will be named ‘baghdad_rdsl_rds_250k_unjlc’.
In the case where two datasets named according to this convention have the same name, numbers are used to differentiate between the two data sets and differences are specified in the metadata. For example:
Dataset 1: Major Cities in Burundi from Government of Burundi at 1:1M scale Dataset 2: Cities in Burundi from Government of Burundi at 1:1M scale Names should be as follows: Dataset 1: bdi_pplp1_1m_gob Dataset 2: bdi_pplp2_1m_gob
It is important to highlight the fact that although a GIS file labeled with this approach contains the most basic information about its data, appropriate file naming does not substitute for the compilation of metadata (ISO 19115 standard).
ii. Geodatabases There are two parts to a file name for a geodatabase: the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code (or geographic area as described for the shapefiles) and the word “vector”, separated by an underscore. For example, the filename for a geodatabase containing all vector data for Myanmar is: ‘mmr_vector’.
iii. Raster files The standard name for raster files includes: the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code, the location name, the image source (for example: sensor type like Quickbird, Ikonos, or organisation like CGIAR), and the image acquisition date as YYMMDD.
c) Geodatabase features naming
Geodatabase features naming follows the standards presented in the ‘OCHA New York Geodatabase’ Standard Operating Procedures. Feature classes such as second administrative level boundaries should be organized in feature datasets. Naming standards for feature datasets and feature classes are presented here.
i. Feature datasets There are two parts to the feature dataset ame, each separated by an underscore (_). They are as follows:
1. ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 Code, for example: wrl, afg, alb, etc. 2. ISO 19115 Topic Categories as listed in Annex D. For example: boundaries, farming, health, etc.
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ii. Feature Classes Within each feature dataset are a number of feature classes that fall into that ISO 19115 topic category. For example, in the boundaries feature dataset you will find international boundaries and administrative boundaries. There are 5 parts to the naming convention, each separated by an underscore (_). They are as follows:
1. ISO3 Code.
2. Feature Class Code + Feature Class Type: The second part of the name of the feature class is the feature code followed by the first letter of the feature class type (a = polygon, l = arc, p = point, t = text, r = raster). A comprehensive list of codes can be found in Annex D. For example, an arc layer of coastlines would be labeled: coastl. Coast is the feature class code and l represents an arc feature class type.
3. Field Code (if applicable). For example, for political boundaries field codes include: adm1, adm2, adm3, etc.
4. Scale: in the following form:
1:1,000,000 = 1m 250,000 = 250k
5. Source for the data set. Use acronyms when possible. A list of acronyms
used for sources is kept in the Geodatabase log on FiDMS-FIS. Example of Feature Class Naming Convention: ISO3 Code: wrl Feature Class Code: polbnd Feature Class Type: polygon Feature Sub-Class Code: int Scale: 1:1,000,000 Source: United Nations Cartographic Section Feature Class Name: wrl_polbnda_int_1m_uncs
In the case where two datasets result in the same name, numbers are used to differentiate between the two data sets, and differences are specified in the metadata title and abstract. The numbers run in descending order from the dataset at the lowest detail to the dataset at the highest detail. For example: where two sets of population data for a particular country exist and one has the population for major cities and the other population data for small towns, the data for major cities are labeled with a 1 and the data for small towns are labeled with a 2. For example, a feature class for the major cities in Burundi obtained from the government should be named bdi_pplp1_1m_gov while a feature class for other populated places should be named bdi_pplp2_1m_gov.
d) Coordinate Reference Systems and Map Projections
WGS84 is the standard reference system. The Plate Carre or Geographic projection is an acceptable standard map projection, given the fact that:
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i. OCHA’s work tends to be concentrated in latitudes relatively close to the equator, so that the latitude-dependant distortion in both areas and shapes that the Geographic projection causes are not visually unpleasant.
ii. Most of the maps OCHA produces are situation/thematic maps that do not require a high level of geodetic accuracy.
iii. The Geographic projection is easy to interpret when one needs to read printed maps in conjunction with geographic coordinates readings from GPS receivers.
In large scale maps, where a more accurate representation of shapes than it is possibly achievable with Geographic projection is sought, it is recommended to use the UTM projection (WGS84 reference system), ensuring that geographic lat/long tick marks are displayed. In any case, every effort should be made to collect and store detailed metadata about reference system and projection with all data and maps.
e) GPS-Collected Data
GPS-collected point locations represent some of the geospatial information that IMOs and GIS officers manage. IDP camp locations, health facilities, damaged bridges and road obstructions are common examples. Such data are either collected directly by OCHA staff or more often by partner organizations. In order to ensure coherence between datasets and to ensure compatibility with OCHA’s 3W tool, two standards should be used and promoted with partners: a) The reference system to be used in GPS receivers and in reporting GPS coordinates is WGS84 Lat/Long. Although WGS84 is the default datum setting for all commercial GPS receivers, this setting should always be checked. b) Point locations should be stored in Decimal Degrees Latitude/Longitude format (DD Lat/Long):
• Always report latitude first and then longitude (if using a spreadsheet, store the two values in separate columns/fields).
• Latitudes south of the Equator and longitudes west of Greenwich should be designated by a minus sign (-), preceding the integer designating degrees. Thus, latitude should be a number between -90 and +90 and longitude between -180 and +180.
• Report coordinates using six decimal places to take advantage of the accuracy levels of consumer handheld GPS receivers.
Here are some examples of geographic coordinates in the recommended format (WGS84):
Location Latitude Longitude
Zinder, Niger 13.796632 8.993555 Yogyakarta, Indonesia -7.797221 110.368864 Puerto Maldonado, Peru -12.652000 -69.433036 New York, USA 40.622262 -73.987844
f) Standard Datasets
The table below lists the standard OCHA datasets for small scale maps (typically 1:1 M for vector data). Where possible, OCHA recommends using the United Nations Cartographic
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Section international boundaries for all maps adapting country-specific layers, such as administrative boundaries, to fit them.
Theme Source Available from:
International boundaries
United Nations Cartographic Section From FIS on DVD
Administrative boundaries
FAO GAUL dataset (2nd admin level) From FIS on DVD
Coast lines Where the United Nations Cartographic Section’s coastlines are not sufficiently detailed use GSHHS
NOAA (Link) or from FIS on DVD
Populated places
Europa Technologies FIS (DVD)
Roads Europa Technologies FIS (DVD) Railway Europa Technologies FIS (DVD) Airports Europa Technologies FIS (DVD)
Terrain CGIAR-processed SRTM DEM version 3 (Jarvis et al. 2006) Europa Technologies
http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/ or from FIS on DVD (shaded relief also available)
Population estimates
Landscan
OCHA GeoNetwork and DVD
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g) Standard Directory Structure
OCHA organizes all its spatial data on file in a standardized directory structure. The tree of the directory is shown here:
{Drive}:\gsdi\country
01_ancillary
0101_project_files
0102_symbol_fonts
010201_logos
010202_legends
010203_shadesets
0103_map_products
0104_tools
02_base_map
0201_admin
0202_settlements
0203_transportation
0204_hydrology
0205_terrain
0206_landmarks
0208_index_grids
03_thematic
0301_idp
0302_demographics
0303_security
0304_accessibility
0305_service_infrastructure
0306_emergency_services
0307_health
0308_education
0309_land_use
0310_utilities
0311_hazards
0312_geophysical
0313_social
0314_www
0315_damaged&destroyed
0399_other
04_topo_sheets
0402_less_50k
0404_50k
0405_100k
0406_250k
0409_81m
0410_greater_1m
0499_other
05_imagery
0501_landsat
0502_spot
0503_aster
0504_hi_res
0510_aerial_photos
0599_other
06_source
Within the root directory of the storage volume (the main disc of a server, for instance) a directory named ‘gsdi’ – for Global Spatial Data Infrastructure – is created and in this ‘storage area’, folders are created for each country. Country folders are named as follows: three-digit ISO code & _ & country name For instance: ‘eri_eritrea’ is the folder name for the data for Eritrea. Datasets that span more than one country are stored in purposely named directories. Global datasets, for instance, are stored in a folder named ‘01_wrl’. A continental level dataset might be stored in a directory named ‘02_afr’, while a file that covers a region might be stored in a ‘03_waf’ folder.
Geographic region Folder
World 01_wrl Africa 02_afr Latin America and Caribbean 02_lac Asia 02_asi
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Geographic region Folder
Europe 02_eur West Africa 03_waf Greater Horn of Africa 03_hoa
Within each country or region folder, data are stored thematically. Examples: administrative boundaries should be stored in ‘/gsdi/iso_country/02_base_map/0201_admin’ and IDP data in ‘/gsdi/iso_country/03_thematic/0301_idp’. The ‘/gsdi/iso_country/06_source’ is used as storage area for temporary files before they are classified and moved to the appropriate folders. A rar-compressed template of the folder structure described here is available from: http://www.unocha.org/85257019005B7107/docid/PPAO-785RUW?OpenDocument&Login
Where geodatabases containing all vector data for a country are used, they should be stored in ‘/gsdi/iso_country/
h) Map File Naming Convention
OCHA Field Map names are made of four parts separated by an underscore: 1. the catalogue number, if in use (a good practice for catalog numbers is to have a
three letter code for the country office and a sequential number) 2. a short map name (e.g. somalia_3w) 3. the paper size (A4, A3, A0, etc) and 4. the date of publication in DDMMYYYY format.
Examples: SUM001_aceh_reference_map_a4_08012005 LBN001_Lebanon_reference_map_29102008 template_sample_a4_17092008
E. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply for the purposes of the present policy:
a) Digital Elevation Model: a digital representation of terrain. A DEM is usually represented as
a raster image where each pixel carries information on the average elevation of a specific real world area.
b) Geographic Information Systems: a GIS is a system of hardware, software and procedures to facilitate the management, manipulation, analysis, modelling, representation and display of geo-referenced data to solve complex problems regarding planning and management of resources (NCGIA, 1990).
c) Geospatial data: any data or information pertaining to a geographical location, regardless of
its form or medium, which is or has been electronically generated by, transmitted via, received by, processed by, or represented in a GIS resource.
d) GPS: the Global Positioning System is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS) available for civilian purposes. Thanks to a network of earth-orbiting satellites, small portable receiving units allow users of the system to quickly and accurately
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determine their exact geographic position on earth. GPS receivers have found increasing use in the humanitarian real for positioning IDP/refugees locations, water points or humanitarian access restrictions.
e) Metadata: Metadata is a summary document providing content, quality, type, creation, and
spatial information about a data set.
f) Shaded relief: an image that simulates the intensity of the shadow cast upon a section of the earth surface.
F. REFERENCES Normative or superior references
OCHA Policy Instruction on Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Data Management (2007)
OCHA policy instruction Field Map Production and Dissemination (2008)
Related guidance
Global Symposium +5 on Information for Humanitarian Action Final Report, OCHA, 2007
Information Management Review Final Report, OCHA, September 14, 2007
International Standards Organization, ISO 19115:2003 Geographic Information – Metadata, 2003
G. MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE a) The responsibility for monitoring adherence to this Guidance document rests with the Chief,
Advocacy Information Management Branch (AIMB) and with the OCHA Head of Office or HIC Manager, or their designates. Mechanisms are to be put in place for the periodic monitoring and evaluation of OCHA field maps against this Guidance document.
b) Non-compliance of maps or mapping products to this Guidance document will be brought to
the attention of the Chief AIMB for discussion with the Head of Office relating to actions and support required to improve the map or removal from public access.
c). Chief, AIMB reserves the right to edit, amend and/or delete any map or mapping product
which it deems not in compliance with this Guidance document.
H. DATES These Guidelines shall be effective on 29 June 2009 and be reviewed no later than 1 July 2011.
I. CONTACT The contact for this policy is the Chief, Information Services Section.
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J. HISTORY These Guidelines were approved on 29 June 2009.
SIGNED:
Chief of Communications and Information Services Branch (CISB)/OCHA
DATE: 29 June 2009
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ANNEX A. PORTRAIT TEMPLATE AND XY LOCATIONS
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ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A4 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 20.10 28.80 Page size 0.2
A4 Bottom Left 1 0.20 27.40 15.20 1.20 Title box 0.2
A4 Centre Centre 1 7.80 28.00 - - Title text 0.2 16pt / 12 pt
A4 Bottom Left 2 0.20 0.20 15.20 27.00 Map page 0.2
A4 Centre Left 3 15.60 28.00 4.30 1.0174 OCHA logo 0.2
A4 Bottom Left 4 15.60 15.50 4.30 11.70 Legend box 0.2
A4 Top Left 4 15.80 27.00 - - Legend text 0.2 6pt Legend Box (12pt/7pt)
A4 Bottom Left 5 15.60 13.50 4.30 1.80 Additional text box 0.2
A4 Bottom Left 5 15.80 13.70 3.90 1.40 Additional text 0.2 6pt
A4 Bottom Right 6 15.60 7.90 4.30 5.40 Document info box 0.2
A4 Top Left 6 15.80 13.10 - - Document info text 0.2 5pt Doc titles
A4 Top Right 6 19.70 13.10 - - Document info text 0.2 5pt Doc details
A4 Bottom Right 6 19.70 11.48 - - Document info text 0.2 5pt Scale text
A4 Bottom Left 6 15.80 10.95 - - Document info text 0.2 5pt Scale bar
A4 Bottom Left 6 15.80 8.10 3.90 2.65 Document info text 0.2 5pt Disclaimer
A4 Bottom Left 7 15.60 0.20 4.30 7.50 Inset map box 0.2 Thickness of frames for all boxes is 0.7pt
ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A3 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 28.80 41.10 Page size 0.3
A3 Bottom Left 1 0.30 39.00 21.00 1.80 Title box 0.3
A3 Centre Centre 1 10.80 39.90 - - Title text 0.3 22pt / 16pt
A3 Bottom Left 2 0.30 0.30 21.00 38.40 Map page 0.3
A3 Centre Left 3 21.60 39.90 6.90 1.6562 OCHA logo 0.3
A3 Bottom Left 4 21.60 21.90 6.90 16.80 Legend box 0.3
A3 Top Left 4 21.90 38.40 - - Legend text 0.3 8pt Legend Box (17pt/9pt)
A3 Bottom Left 5 21.60 19.60 6.90 2.00 Additional text box 0.3
A3 Bottom Left 5 21.90 19.90 6.30 1.40 Additional text 0.3 8pt
A3 Bottom Right 6 21.60 11.80 6.90 7.50 Document info box 0.3
A3 Top Left 6 21.90 19.00 - - Document info text 0.3 7pt Doc titles
A3 Top Right 6 28.20 19.00 - - Document info text 0.3 7pt Doc details
A3 Bottom Right 6 28.20 16.82 - - Document info text 0.3 7pt Scale text
A3 Bottom Left 6 21.90 15.80 - - Document info text 0.3 7pt Scale bar
A3 Bottom Left 6 21.90 12.10 6.30 3.20 Document info text 0.3 7pt Disclaimer
A3 Bottom Left 7 21.60 0.30 6.90 11.20 Inset map box 0.3
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ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A2 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 41.10 58.50 Page size 0.4
A2 Bottom Left 1 0.40 55.50 31.00 2.60 Title box 0.4
A2 Centre Centre 1 15.90 56.80 - - Title text 0.4 32pt / 20pt
A2 Bottom Left 2 0.40 0.40 31.00 54.70 Map page 0.4
A2 Centre Left 3 31.80 56.80 8.90 2.1362 OCHA logo 0.4
A2 Bottom Left 4 31.80 32.30 8.90 22.80 Legend box 0.4
A2 Top Left 4 32.20 54.70 - - Legend text 0.4 12pt Legend Box (12pt/7pt)
A2 Bottom Left 5 31.80 29.00 8.90 2.90 Additional text box 0.4
A2 Bottom Left 5 32.20 29.40 8.10 2.10 Additional text 0.4 12pt
A2 Bottom Right 6 31.80 16.70 8.90 11.90 Document info box 0.4
A2 Top Left 6 32.20 28.20 - - Document info text 0.4 11pt Doc titles
A2 Top Right 6 40.30 28.20 - - Document info text 0.4 11pt Doc details
A2 Bottom Right 6 40.30 24.89 - - Document info text 0.4 11pt Scale text
A2 Bottom Left 6 32.20 23.60 - - Document info text 0.4 11pt Scale bar
A2 Bottom Left 6 32.20 17.10 8.10 5.90 Document info text 0.4 11pt Disclaimer
A2 Bottom Left 7 31.80 0.40 8.90 15.90 Inset map box 0.4
ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A1 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 58.50 83.10 Page size 0.5
A1 Bottom Left 1 0.50 79.00 45.60 3.60 Title box 0.5
A1 Centre Centre 1 23.50 80.60 - - Title text 0.5 44pt / 24pt
A1 Bottom Left 2 0.50 0.50 45.60 78.00 Map page 0.5
A1 Centre Left 3 46.60 80.80 11.40 2.7362 OCHA logo 0.5
A1 Bottom Left 4 46.60 44.40 11.00 34.00 Legend box 0.5
A1 Top Left 4 47.10 77.50 - - Legend text 0.5 15pt Legend Box (26pt / 15pt)
A1 Bottom Left 5 46.60 39.10 11.00 4.80 Additional text box 0.5
A1 Bottom Left 5 47.10 39.60 10.00 3.80 Additional text 0.5 15pt
A1 Bottom Right 6 46.60 25.30 11.00 13.30 Document info box 0.5
A1 Top Left 6 47.10 39.00 - - Document info text 0.5 14pt Doc titles
A1 Top Right 6 57.50 39.00 - - Document info text 0.5 14pt Doc details
A1 Bottom Right 6 57.50 34.85 - - Document info text 0.5 14pt Scale text
A1 Bottom Left 6 47.10 33.80 - - Document info text 0.5 14pt Scale bar
A1 Bottom Left 6 47.10 25.80 10.00 7.00 Document info text 0.5 14pt Disclaimer
A1 Bottom Left 7 46.60 0.50 11.00 24.30 Inset map box 0.5
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ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A0 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 83.10 117.90 Page size 0.6
A0 Bottom Left 1 0.60 112.90 63.00 4.20 Title box 0.6
A0 Centre Centre 1 32.10 115.00 - - Title text 0.6 54pt / 30pt
A0 Bottom Left 2 0.60 0.60 63.00 111.70 Map page 0.6
A0 Centre Left 3 64.20 115.00 18.30 4.3926 OCHA logo 0.6
A0 Bottom Left 4 64.20 64.80 18.30 47.50 Legend box 0.6
A0 Top Left 4 64.80 111.30 - - Legend text 0.6 19pt Legend Box (30pt / 20pt)
A0 Bottom Left 5 64.20 59.20 18.30 5.00 Additional text box 0.6
A0 Bottom Left 5 64.80 59.80 17.10 3.80 Additional text 0.6 19pt
A0 Bottom Right 6 64.20 39.10 18.30 19.60 Document info box 0.6
A0 Top Left 6 64.80 58.10 - - Document info text 0.6 18pt Doc titles
A0 Top Right 6 81.90 58.10 - - Document info text 0.6 18pt Doc details
A0 Bottom Right 6 81.90 52.82 - - Document info text 0.6 18pt Scale text
A0 Bottom Left 6 64.80 50.10 - - Document info text 0.6 18pt Scale bar
A0 Bottom Left 6 64.80 39.70 17.10 8.20 Document info text 0.6 18pt Disclaimer
A0 Bottom Left 7 64.20 0.60 18.30 37.90 Inset map box 0.6
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ANNEX B. LANDSCAPE TEMPLATE AND XY LOCATIONS
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ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A4 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 28.80 20.10 Page size 0.2
A4 Bottom Left 1 0.20 18.70 23.40 1.20 Title box 0.2
A4 Centre Centre 1 11.90 19.30 - - Title text 0.2 16pt / 12 pt
A4 Bottom Left 2 0.20 0.20 23.40 18.30 Map page 0.2
A4 Centre Left 3 23.80 19.30 4.80 1.1528 OCHA logo 0.2
A4 Bottom Left 4 23.80 11.50 4.80 7.00 Legend box 0.2
A4 Top Left 4 24.00 11.30 - - Legend text 0.2 6pt Legend Box (12pt / 7pt)
A4 Bottom Left 5 23.80 9.90 4.80 1.40 Additional text box 0.2
A4 Bottom Left 5 24.00 10.10 4.40 1.00 Additional text 0.2 6pt
A4 Bottom Right 6 23.80 4.40 4.80 5.30 Document info box 0.2
A4 Top Left 6 24.00 9.50 - - Document info text 0.2 5pt Doc titles
A4 Top Right 6 28.40 9.50 - - Document info text 0.2 5pt Doc details
A4 Bottom Right 6 28.40 7.88 - - Document info text 0.2 5pt Scale text
A4 Bottom Left 6 24.00 7.20 - - Document info text 0.2 5pt Scale bar
A4 Bottom Left 6 24.00 4.60 4.40 2.30 Document info text 0.2 5pt Disclaimer
A4 Bottom Left 7 23.80 0.20 4.80 4.00 Inset map box 0.2
Thickness of frames for all boxes is 0.7pt
ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A3 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 41.10 28.80 Page size 0.3
A3 Bottom Left 1 0.30 26.70 33.20 1.80 Title box 0.3
A3 Centre Centre 1 16.90 27.60 - - Title text 0.3 22pt / 16pt
A3 Bottom Left 2 0.30 0.30 33.20 26.10 Map page 0.3
A3 Centre Left 3 33.8 27.60 7 1.68 OCHA logo 0.3
A3 Bottom Left 4 33.80 16.60 7.00 9.80 Legend box 0.3
A3 Top Left 4 34.10 26.10 - - Legend text 0.3 8pt Legend Box (17pt / 9pt)
A3 Bottom Left 5 33.80 14.00 7.00 2.00 Additional text box 0.3
A3 Bottom Left 5 34.10 14.30 6.40 1.40 Additional text 0.3 8pt
A3 Bottom Right 6 33.80 6.60 7.00 7.10 Document info box 0.3
A3 Top Left 6 34.10 13.30 - - Document info text 0.3 7pt Doc titles
A3 Top Right 6 40.50 13.30 - - Document info text 0.3 7pt Doc details
A3 Bottom Right 6 40.50 11.12 - - Document info text 0.3 7pt Scale text
A3 Bottom Left 6 34.10 10.40 - - Document info text 0.3 7pt Scale bar
A3 Bottom Left 6 34.10 6.90 6.40 3.20 Document info text 0.3 7pt Disclaimer
A3 Bottom Left 7 33.80 0.30 7.00 6.00 Inset map box 0.3
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ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A2 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 58.50 41.10 Page size 0.4
A2 Bottom Left 1 0.40 38.10 47.60 2.60 Title box 0.4
A2 Centre Centre 1 24.20 39.40 - - Title text 0.4 32pt / 20pt
A2 Bottom Left 2 0.40 0.40 47.60 37.30 Map page 0.4
A2 Centre Left 3 48.40 39.40 9.70 2.3282 OCHA logo 0.4
A2 Bottom Left 4 48.40 23.40 9.70 14.30 Legend box 0.4
A2 Top Left 4 48.80 37.30 - - Legend text 0.4 12pt Legend Box (22pt / 12pt)
A2 Bottom Left 5 48.40 20.30 9.70 2.70 Additional text box 0.4
A2 Bottom Left 5 48.40 20.70 8.90 1.90 Additional text 0.4 12pt
A2 Bottom Right 6 48.40 8.30 9.70 11.60 Document info box 0.4
A2 Top Left 6 48.80 19.40 - - Document info text 0.4 11pt Doc titles
A2 Top Right 6 57.70 19.40 - - Document info text 0.4 11pt Doc details
A2 Bottom Right 6 57.70 16.10 - - Document info text 0.4 11pt Scale text
A2 Bottom Left 6 48.80 14.80 - - Document info text 0.4 11pt Scale bar
A2 Bottom Left 6 48.80 8.70 8.90 5.45 Document info text 0.4 11pt Disclaimer
A2 Bottom Left 7 48.40 0.40 9.70 7.50 Inset map box 0.4
ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height (cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A1 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 83.10 58.50 Page size 0.5
A1 Bottom Left 1 0.50 54.60 68.00 3.40 Title boxThe r 0.5
A1 Centre Centre 1 34.50 56.30 - - Title text 0.5 44pt / 24pt
A1 Bottom Left 2 0.50 0.50 68.00 53.40 Map page 0.5
A1 Centre Left 3 69.00 56.3 13.60 3.2644 OCHA logo 0.5
A1 Bottom Left 4 69.00 30.10 13.60 24.00 Legend box 0.5
A1 Top Left 4 69.50 53.60 - - Legend text 0.5 15pt Legend Box (26pt / 15pt)
A1 Bottom Left 5 69.00 25.80 13.60 3.80 Additional text box 0.5
A1 Bottom Left 5 69.50 29.10 12.60 2.80 Additional text 0.5 15pt
A1 Bottom Right 6 69.00 11.70 13.60 13.60 Document info box 0.5
A1 Top Left 6 69.50 24.80 - - Document info text 0.5 14pt Doc titles
A1 Top Right 6 82.10 24.80 - - Document info text 0.5 14pt Doc details
A1 Bottom Right 6 82.10 20.65 - - Document info text 0.5 14pt Scale text
A1 Bottom Left 6 69.50 19.20 - - Document info text 0.5 14pt Scale bar
A1 Bottom Left 6 69.50 12.20 12.60 6.30 Document info text 0.5 14pt Disclaimer
A1 Bottom Left 7 69.00 0.50 13.60 10.70 Inset map box 0.5
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ISO Size Anchor Doc ID X (cm) Y (cm) Width (cm)
Height Cm) Comments Separation Text size Legend Details
A0 Bottom Left Page 0.00 0.00 117.90 83.10 Page size 0.6
A0 Bottom Left 1 0.60 78.30 98.60 4.20 Title box 0.6
A0 Centre Centre 1 49.90 80.40 - - Title text 0.6 54pt / 30pt
A0 Bottom Left 2 0.60 0.60 98.60 77.10 Map page 0.6
A0 Centre Left 3 99.80 80.40 17.50 4.2 OCHA logo 0.6
A0 Bottom Left 4 99.80 42.10 17.50 35.50 Legend box 0.6
A0 Top Left 4 - - Legend text 0.6 19pt Legend Box (30pt / 20pt)
A0 Bottom Left 5 99.80 36.50 17.50 5.00 Additional text box 0.6
A0 Bottom Left 5 100.40 37.10 16.30 3.80 Additional text 0.6 19pt
A0 Bottom Right 6 99.80 16.50 17.50 19.50 Document info box 0.6
A0 Top Left 6 100.40 35.40 - - Document info text 0.6 18pt Doc titles
A0 Top Right 6 116.70 35.40 - - Document info text 0.6 18pt Doc details
A0 Bottom Right 6 116.70 30.12 - - Document info text 0.6 18pt Scale text
A0 Bottom Left 6 100.40 27.20 - - Document info text 0.6 18pt Scale bar
A0 Bottom Left 6 100.40 17.10 16.3 8.5 Document info text 0.6 18pt Disclaimer
A0 Bottom Left 7 99.80 0.60 17.50 15.30 Inset map box 0.6
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ANNEX C. ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3 COUNTRY CODES
ISO3 EN-SHORT
AFG Afghanistan
ALB Albania
DZA Algeria
AND Andorra
AGO Angola
ATG Antigua and Barbuda
ARG Argentina
ARM Armenia
AUS Australia
AUT Austria
AZE Azerbaijan
BHS Bahamas (the)
BHR Bahrain
BGD Bangladesh
BRB Barbados
BLR Belarus
BEL Belgium
BLZ Belize
BEN Benin
BTN Bhutan
BOL Bolivia
BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina
BWA Botswana
BRA Brazil
BRN Brunei Darussalam
BGR Bulgaria
BFA Burkina Faso
BDI Burundi
KHM Cambodia
CMR Cameroon
CAN Canada
CPV Cape Verde
CAF Central African Republic (the)
TCD Chad
CHL Chile
CHN China
COL Colombia
COM Comoros (the)
COG Congo (the)
COK Cook Islands *
CRI Costa Rica
CIV Côte d'Ivoire
HRV Croatia
CUB Cuba
CYP Cyprus
CZE Czech Republic (the)
PRK Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the)
COD Democratic Republic of the Congo
(the)
DNK Denmark
DJI Djibouti
DMA Dominica
DOM Dominican Republic (the)
ECU Ecuador
EGY Egypt
SLV El Salvador
GNQ Equatorial Guinea
ERI Eritrea
EST Estonia
ETH Ethiopia
FJI Fiji
FIN Finland
FRA France
GAB Gabon
GMB Gambia (the)
GEO Georgia
DEU Germany
GHA Ghana
GRC Greece
GRD Grenada
GTM Guatemala
GIN Guinea
GNB Guinea-Bissau
GUY Guyana
HTI Haiti
VAT Holy See (the)
HND Honduras
HUN Hungary
ISL Iceland
IND India
IDN Indonesia
IRN Iran (Islamic Republic of)
IRQ Iraq
IRL Ireland
ISR Israel
ITA Italy
JAM Jamaica
JPN Japan
JOR Jordan
KAZ Kazakhstan
KEN Kenya
KIR Kiribati
KWT Kuwait
KGZ Kyrgyzstan
LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
LVA Latvia
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LBN Lebanon
LSO Lesotho
LBR Liberia
LBY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (the)
LIE Liechtenstein
LTU Lithuania
LUX Luxembourg
MDG Madagascar
MWI Malawi
MYS Malaysia
MDV Maldives
MLI Mali
MLT Malta
MHL Marshall Islands (the)
MRT Mauritania
MUS Mauritius
MEX Mexico
FSM Micronesia (Federated States of)
MDA Moldova
MCO Monaco
MNG Mongolia
MNE Montenegro
MAR Morocco
MOZ Mozambique
MMR Myanmar
NAM Namibia
NRU Nauru
NPL Nepal
NLD Netherlands (the)
NZL New Zealand
NIC Nicaragua
NER Niger (the)
NGA Nigeria
NOR Norway
OMN Oman
PAK Pakistan
PLW Palau
PAN Panama
PNG Papua New Guinea
PRY Paraguay
PER Peru
PHL Philippines (the)
POL Poland
PRT Portugal
QAT Qatar
KOR Republic of Korea (the)
ROU Romania
RUS Russian Federation (the)
RWA Rwanda
KNA Saint Kitts and Nevis
LCA Saint Lucia
VCT Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
WSM Samoa
SMR San Marino
STP Sao Tome and Principe
SAU Saudi Arabia
SEN Senegal
SRB Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro [superseded]
SYC Seychelles
SLE Sierra Leone
SGP Singapore
SVK Slovakia
SVN Slovenia
SLB Solomon Islands
SOM Somalia
ZAF South Africa
ESP Spain
LKA Sri Lanka
SDN Sudan (the)
SUR Suriname
SWZ Swaziland
SWE Sweden
CHE Switzerland
SYR Syrian Arab Republic (the)
TJK Tajikistan
THA Thailand
MKD The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
TLS Timor-Leste
TGO Togo
TON Tonga
TTO Trinidad and Tobago
TUN Tunisia
TUR Turkey
TKM Turkmenistan
TUV Tuvalu
UGA Uganda
UKR Ukraine
ARE United Arab Emirates (the)
GBR United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
TZA United Republic of Tanzania (the)
USA United States of America (the)
URY Uruguay
UZB Uzbekistan
VUT Vanuatu
VEN Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
VNM Viet Nam
YEM Yemen
ZMB Zambia
ZWE Zimbabwe
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ANNEX D. FEATURE DATASETS AND FEATURE CLASSES
a) Feature Dataset Categories as defined by ISO 19115 Topic Categories
ISO Code Feature Dataset
ISO Name Definition
001 Farming farming
Rearing of animals and/or cultivation of plants Examples: agriculture, irrigation, aquaculture, plantations, herding, pests and diseases affecting crops and livestock
002 Biota biota
Flora and/or fauna in a natural environment Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
003 Boundaries boundaries
Legal land descriptions Examples: political and administrative boundaries
004 Climate climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Processes and phenomena of the atmosphere Examples: cloud cover, weather, climate, atmospheric conditions, climate change, precipitation
005 Economy economy
Economic activities, conditions, employment Examples: production, labour, revenue, commerce, industry, tourism and ecotourism, forestry, fisheries, commercial or subsistence hunting, exploration and exploitation of resources such as minerals, oil and gas
006 Elevation elevation
Height above or below sea level Examples: altitude, bathymetry, digital elevation models, slope, derived products
007 Environment environment
Environmental resources, protection and conservation Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
008 Geoscientific geoscientificInformation
Information pertaining to earth sciences Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth’s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion
009 Health health
Health, health services, human ecology, and safety Examples: disease and illness, factors affecting health, hygiene, substance abuse, mental and physical health, health services
010 LandCover imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Base maps Examples: land cover, topographic maps, imagery, unclassified images, annotations
011 Intelligence intelligenceMilitary
Military bases, structures, activities Examples: barracks, training grounds, military transportation, information collection
012 Waters inlandWaters
Inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics Examples: rivers and glaciers, salt lakes, water utilization plans, dams, currents, floods, water quality, hydrographic charts
013 Location location
Positional information and services Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names
014 Oceans oceans
Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters) Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs
015 Cadastre Information used for appropriate actions for future use of the land
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planningCadastre Examples: land use maps, zoning maps, cadastral surveys, land ownership
016 Society society
Characteristics of society and cultures Examples: settlements, anthropology, archaeology, education, traditional beliefs, manners and customs, demographic data, recreational areas and activities, social impact assessments, crime and justice, census information
017 Structure structure
Man-made construction Examples: buildings, museums, churches, factories, housing, monuments, shops, towers
018 Transportation transportation
Means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods Examples: roads, airports/airstrips, shipping routes, tunnels, nautical charts, vehicle or vessel location, aeronautical charts, railways
019 Utilities utilitiesCommunication
Energy, water and waste systems and communications infrastructure and services Examples: hydroelectricity, geothermal, solar and nuclear sources of energy, water purification and distribution, sewage collection and disposal, electricity and gas distribution, data communication, telecommunication, radio, communication networks
2) Feature Class Categories
Feature Dataset Name
Feature Class Alias Feature Class
Code Feature Sub-Class
Name Feature Sub-Class Code
Farming (Source: VMAP2/OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Agricultural Area agri
Agricultural Storage Site
agristr
Multiple sub-classes
Grain Bin/Silo silo
Grain Elevator elevator
Cropland crop
Cultivated Area cul
Irrigated Area irg
Orchard/Vineyard orchard
Biota (VMAP2/OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Cleared Way/Firebreak firebrk
Grassland grass
Hedgerow hedge
Marsh/Swamp swamp
Oasis oasis
Trees trees
Tundra tundra
Vegetation veg
Boundaries (Source: VMAP2/OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Barrier barrier
Multiple sub-classes
Fence fence
Wall wall
Electoral Area Boundary
elect
Geographical Boundary
geobnd Continent cnt
Region reg
Grid grd
Multiple sub-classes
Latitude lat
Longitude lon
Time Zone tme
Markers markers Multiple sub-classes
Boundary Monument bnd
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Feature Dataset Name
Feature Class Alias Feature Class
Code Feature Sub-Class
Name Feature Sub-Class Code
Cairn cairn
Control Point control
Political Boundary polbnd
Other/Not Defined
International int
1st Administrative Level adm1
2nd Administrative Level adm2
3rd Administrative Level adm3
4th Administrative Level adm4
Climate (Source: OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Precipitation precip Isohyet isohyt
Economy (Source: OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Livelihood live Multiple sub-classes
Market mkt
Multiple sub-classes
Agricultural agr
Pastoral past
Elevation (Source: VMAP2)
Multiple classes misc
Elevation Contour contour
Depth Contour depth
Elevation Point elev
Environment (Source: VMAP2)
Multiple classes misc
Natural/National Park landmrk
Geoscientific (VMAP2/OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Bluffs/Cliffs/Escarpments
bluff
Caves, Mountains & Volcanoes
mtn
Multiple sub-classes
Cave cave
Mountain Pass pass
Volcano vol
Cuts and Embankments/Fills
embank
Glaciers & Snow/Ice Fields
landice
Multiple sub-classes
Glacier glacier
Snow Field/Ice Field field
Hydrogeology hydro
Ice Shelf, Polar Ice, Pack Ice Areas
seaice
Multiple sub-classes
Ice Shelf shelf
Pack Ice pack
Polar Ice polar
Land Forms lndfrm
Multiple sub-classes
Crevice/Crevasse crevice
Cliff cliff
Esker esker
Fault fault
Moraine moraine
Rock Strata/Rock Formation rock
Salt Pan salt
Sand Dunes/Sand Hills sand
Sebkha sebkha
Natural Resource resource Multiple sub-classes
Oil/Gas Field oil
Health Multiple classes misc
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Feature Dataset Name
Feature Class Alias Feature Class
Code Feature Sub-Class
Name Feature Sub-Class Code
(Source: OCHA) Facility hltfac
LandCover (source: VMAP2)
Multiple classes misc
Land Cover lndcvr
Land Use lnduse
Intelligence
Waters (Source: VMAP2/OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Aqueduct aquedct
Cistern cistern
Dam dam Multiple sub-classes
Weir weir
Land Subject to Inundation
inund
Lakes & Reservoirs lakeres
Multiple sub-classes
Lake lake
Reservoir res
Miscellaneous misc
Multiple sub-classes
Penstock penstock
Sluice sluice
Water Intake Tower tower
Rapids & Waterfalls rapids
Multiple sub-classes
Lock lock
River Rapid rvr
River/Stream Vanishing Point
vanish
Waterfall waterfall
Water Course watcrs
Multiple sub-classes
Canal canal
Ditch ditch
Fluvial Islands isl
River/Stream rvr
Watershed watshed
Water Point watr
Wells & Springs wellspr Spring spr
Well well
Location (Source: OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Built Up Area builtup
Camp cmp IDP Camp idp
Refugee Camp ref
Capital cap
Populated Place ppl
Oceans (Source: VMAP2/OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Coastline coast Multiple sub-classes
Islands isl
Sea Structure seastrt
Multiple sub-classes
Breakwater/Groyne breakwat
Jetty jetty
Seawall wall
Lagoon lag
Cadastre (Source: OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Zone zne
Society Access acc
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Feature Dataset Name
Feature Class Alias Feature Class
Code Feature Sub-Class
Name Feature Sub-Class Code
(Source: OCHA) Education edu Facility edu
Food Security fds Multiple sub-classes
Affected Population aff
Linguistics ling
Population pop
Multiple sub-classes
Ethnic eth
General Population gen
IDP Population idp
Refugee Population ref
Poverty Population pov
Security sec
Structure (Source: VMAP2/OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Bank bnk
Building build
Factory fct
Fortification Site fort
Hotel htl
Industry Feature ind
Landmark Site / Park landmrk
Multiple sub-classes
Amusement Park amus
Campground/Campsite camp
Cemetary cmt
Drive In Theater drivein
Fairgrounds fairground
Golf Course golf
Monument mmt
Park park
Zoo/Safari Park zoo
Mobile Home Park mobile
Plaza/City Square plaza
Ruins ruins
Religious relig Shelter (may be a
combination of other structures, but used as shelter for an event/disaster)
shl
Sport Field sport
Tower (Non-communication)
tower
Water Facility wtfac
Transportation (Source: UNJLC)
Multiple classes misc
Airdrome airdrm
Multiple sub-classes
unspecified unsp
Airports airp
Airfields airf
Airstrips airs
FixedHLZs fhlz
Improvised HLZs ihlz
Bridges bdge
Obstacles obstacle
Ports prt Multiple sub-classes
unspecified unsp
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Feature Dataset Name
Feature Class Alias Feature Class
Code Feature Sub-Class
Name Feature Sub-Class Code
seaports sea
riverports rvr
lakeports lake
beachings beach
banks bank
piers pier
ramps ramp
anchorages anch
Railways rlw
Roads rds
Stations stn
Warehouse Compounds
whscpd
Waterways wtw
Utilities (Source: VMAP2/OCHA)
Multiple classes misc
Communication Buildings/Towers
comm
Multiple sub-classes
Communication Building build
Communication Tower tower
Disk/Dish disk
Disposal Site/Wreck Yard
dispose
Extraction Areas extract
Multiple sub-classes
Mine mine
Salt Evaporator salt
Materials Treatment Plant
treat
Multiple sub-classes
Settling Basin/Sludge Pond basin
Feedlot/Stockyard/Holding Pen feedlot
Filtration/Aeration Beds filter
Fish Hatchery/Fish Farm/Marine Farm marine
Obstructions obstr
Multiple sub-classes
Chimney/Smokestack chimney
Cooling Tower cooltower
Crane crane
Flare Pipe flarepipe
Windmill windmill
Pipelines pipe
Powerlines & Power Plants
power
Pumping Stations pumping
Rigs & Wells rigwell
Multiple sub-classes
Catalytic Cracker cata
Rig rig
Well well
Substations substat
Telephone/Telegraph Lines
tele
*Note: If sub-class is left blank, no naming needed to differentiate feature class.