Maps & Mapping Published Maps
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National maps

Map set 1 (A3 paper size):
3D Image Biological productivity Biomes Broad land use
Broad terrain pattern Drainage regions Erodibility Geological association
Geological rock type GGP agriculture GGP magisterial GGP manufacturing
GGP mining GGP provincial Language description Lithology
Mining intensity index Population density Population per census district Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchments Provinces Provincial population Quaternary catchment runoff
Rainfall Sensitive bird species Sensitive scarab species Sensitive butterfly species
Sensitive mammal species Sensitive reptile species Terrain morphological description Terrain morphological division
Number of sensitive species

Map set 2 (A4 paper size):
Mean annual temperature Soils Simplified geology Land cover
Biomes Conservation areas Primary catchments Market for medicinal plants
Primary production Floristic hot spots Availability of surface water Distribution of annual runoff
Distribution of wetlands Major rivers Distribution of Eichornia crassipes Distribution of Azolla filiculoides
Distribution of Myriophyllum aquaticum Distribution of Salvinia molesta Population growth rate 1980-1991 Population change 1970-1991

Provincial maps (A3 paper size)

Gauteng
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Soil depth Soil description
Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment Vegetation

Eastern Cape
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Sensitvity Soil depth
Soil description Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment
Vegetation

Free State
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Sensitvity Soil depth
Soil description Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment
Vegetation

KwaZulu-Natal
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Sensitvity Soil depth
Soil description Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment
Vegetation

Limpopo (Northern Province)
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Sensitvity Soil depth
Soil description Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment
Vegetation

Mpumalanga
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Sensitvity Soil depth
Soil description Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment
Vegetation

Northern Cape
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Sensitvity Soil depth
Soil description Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment
Vegetation

North West Province
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Sensitvity Soil depth
Soil description Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment
Vegetation

Western Cape
3D image Clay classes Conservation areas Geology
Land cover Land use Morphology Primary catchment runoff
Primary catchment names Quaternary catchment runoff Quaternary catchment Rainfall
Secondary catchment runoff Secondary catchment Sensitvity Soil depth
Soil description Soil leaching status Tertiary catchment runoff Tertiary catchment
Vegetation

Metro Maps (A3 paper size)

Land cover
Bloemfontein metropolitan area land cover Pretoria metropolitan area land cover
Cape town metropolitan area land cover Durban metropolitan area land cover
Johannesburg metropolitan area land cover Port Elizabeth metropolitan area land cover