2022 Data (Information)

GRID3 DRC Haut-Lomami and Tanganyika Settlements, Version 01

Center for International Earth Science Information Network; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Hygiène et Prévention, Democratic Republic of the Congo

NOTE: This data release supersedes the dataset "GRID3 COD - Settlement Names v1.0".

The GRID3 DRC Haut-Lomami and Tanganyika Settlements, Version 01 dataset consists of settlement points with names and health catchment area attributes in the provinces of Haut-Lomami and Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This dataset is one of three (3) datasets (along with the Health Catchment Area Boundaries and Health Facilities datasets) released together.

This data product contains all information contained in the previous “ GRID3 DRC Haut-Lomami and Tanganyika Settlements, Version 01 (Beta)” product, with updates. Updates in this version include: additional data from the PNLP, which greatly added to the number of settlement points in this dataset.

This work is part of the GRID3 Mapping for Health in the DRC project. Supported by Gavi through its INFUSE initiative, GRID3 Mapping for Health is a Ministry of Health initiative, delivered in partnership with Flowminder and CIESIN, and in collaboration with WorldPop at the University of Southampton, Kinshasa School of Public Health, UNFPA, UNOPS, and Novel-T. GRID3 Mapping for Health is a continuation of previous work conducted and/or supported in the DRC by the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme.

Keywords: settlements, town, quarter, village, hamlet