Open AccessGPS-corrected and GIS-based remapping of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and the adjacent area in Botswana
Author(s) -
Jacobus du P. Bothma,
S. van Hoven,
E.A.N. le Riche
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v36i2.378
Subject(s) - national park , global positioning system , geography , remote sensing , electronic map , cartography , environmental resource management , environmental science , archaeology , computer science , telecommunications , real time computing
GPS-equipment was used to map the interior roads, major pans and the location of all windmills and solar-equipped boreholes in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and the adjacent areas of Botswana. The final map was generated with GIS-equipment, and supplies managers and planners with the first error-free map of the area. The major errors of previous maps are indicated