Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set

The Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set represents urban land use and consolidation of informal settlements for the years 1982, 1992, 1998, and 2002, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The land use categories are informal settlement areas, planned residential areas, ocean and estuaries, vacant and agriculture lands, and other urban features such as industrial or recreation areas. The data are based on the World Geodetic System spheroid of 1984 and use the Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 37 South projection.

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Last Updated July 17, 2025, 17:09 (UTC)
Created April 23, 2025, 23:00 (UTC)
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citation Sliuzas, R.V., A. Hill, C. Lindner, and S. Greiving. 2016-05-20. Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set. Version 1.00. Palisades, NY. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H43T9F56. https://doi.org/10.7927/H43T9F56.
creator Sliuzas, R.V., A. Hill, C. Lindner, and S. Greiving
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issued 2016-05-20
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temporal 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z/2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
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