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Articles & Blog

The Role of GIS in Urban Climate Resilience

Jan 15, 2024

Explore how geographic information systems help cities prepare for and adapt to climate change impacts...

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Remote Sensing for Agricultural Development in Tanzania

Jan 8, 2024

How satellite imagery is transforming farming practices and improving crop yields across Tanzanian regions...

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Open Data: Unlocking Tanzania's Geospatial Potential

Dec 28, 2023

The importance of open geospatial data for public decision-making and community empowerment...

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Open Datasets

Access our collection of open geospatial datasets for research, development, and innovation.

Tanzania Administrative Boundaries

Shapefile | 2.4 MB

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Urban Infrastructure Dataset

GeoJSON | 5.1 MB

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Land Use & Land Cover Classification

GeoTIFF | 18.7 MB

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