The Limpopo GAP application
The Limpopo GAP application a predominantly a spatial analysis and profiling application aimed at planners in provincial, district, and local government. It was developed subsequent to the launch of the GAP application for South Africa in 2007. It is primarily aimed to provide spatial maps to non-GIS users through the use of a viewer that users install on their own computer. The application is supplied on a DVD that users obtain from LEDET.
What does it contain?
The following diagram illustrates the main components of the Limpopo GAP application. The application consists of the following functions and resources:
- A mini-GIS (1) that allows users to perform many of the standard functions associated with GIS work, such as navigation, query, and selection. It contains a series of predefined theme maps that assists with contextualization and understanding of a particular region.
- A multi-scale spatial database (3) containing around 70 important economic and demographic indicators and typologies that can be used when applying the analysis functionality.
- Support resources (data downloads, online map viewer and meta-data) on the web, packaged as part of a Limpopo GAP portal (2) for Limpopo Province.
The application – interface
The Limpopo GAP application contains a large viewing frame where both spatial and non-spatial information is viewed. It also has navigation panel where the user can select the relevant content item to view. The application also contains an analysis functionality that can be used in combination with displayed maps. This functionality allows used to map added information in thematic or graphical form over/on existing maps.
What maps are contained in the application?
The following maps can be found in the application. The data units and frameworks differ and it includes socio-economic, demographic and environmental information. Several data bases within LEDET were also converted spatially where possible. The map series also contain elements of the current PGDS and several strategies applicable to the province.
|
Items |
Category |
Map theme |
|
1 |
Framework/ Administrative |
Administrative boundaries |
|
2 |
Framework/ Administrative |
Mesoframe and source data |
|
3 |
Demographics |
Persons below MLL |
|
4 |
Demographics |
Population distribution |
|
5 |
Demographics |
Population growth and decline |
|
6 |
Economic |
Agro-forestry and fishing GVA |
|
7 |
Economic |
Economically Active population |
|
8 |
Economic |
Employment proximity |
|
9 |
Economic |
Finance and business services GVA |
|
10 |
Economic |
Government and community service GVA |
|
11 |
Economic |
ICT enterprises |
|
12 |
Economic |
Infrastructure services GVA |
|
13 |
Economic |
Listed cooperatives |
|
14 |
Economic |
Manufacturing database |
|
15 |
Economic |
Manufacturing GVA |
|
16 |
Economic |
Mining and quarrying GVA |
|
17 |
Economic |
Proximity to economically active population |
| 18 |
Economic |
Total first economy enterprises |
|
19 |
Economic |
Total gva per mesozone |
|
20 |
Economic |
Total GVA per proximity region |
|
21 |
Economic |
Total household income (prox count) |
|
22 |
Economic |
Trade GVA |
|
23 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Potential evaporation |
|
24 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Precipitation and temperature |
|
25 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Solar radiation |
|
26 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Alien plant invasion suitability |
|
27 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Conservation areas |
|
28 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Ecosystem status |
|
29 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Mean annual primary production |
|
30 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Plant endemism areas |
|
31 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Terrestrial priority areas |
|
32 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Carbon sequestration areas |
|
33 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Extent of agricultural land |
|
34 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Extent of degradation |
|
35 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Extent of land cover |
|
36 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Habitat fragmentation index |
|
37 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Mining potential |
|
38 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Ecological water requirements |
|
39 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Groundwater vulnerability |
|
40 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Mountain catchment areas |
|
41 |
Environmental/biophysical |
River system status |
|
42 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Stressed catchments |
|
43 |
Environmental/biophysical |
threatened species |
|
44 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Water transfer areas |
|
45 |
Environmental/biophysical |
Wetlands |
|
46 |
Land |
Agriculture: Cadastre, fields and degraded areas |
|
47 |
Land |
Agriculture: commodities |
|
48 |
Land |
Agriculture: infrastructure facilities |
|
49 |
Land |
Agriculture: livelyhood zone arable crops |
|
50 |
Land |
Agriculture: livestock and poultry |
|
51 |
Land |
Agriculture: Small scale farming |
|
52 |
Land |
Land capability |
|
53 |
Land |
Deposit status and commodity type |
|
54 |
Land |
Important mineral |
|
55 |
Land |
Mine type |
|
56 |
Land |
Mineral fields |
|
57 |
Land |
Mining permits |
|
58 |
Land |
Mining prospecting rights |
|
59 |
Land |
Mining recon permission |
|
60 |
Land |
Mining rights |
|
61 |
Land |
Physiography and natural resources |
|
62 |
Land |
Combined density and accessibility |
|
63 |
Land |
Functional Settlement typology |
|
64 |
Land |
Town hierarchy accessibility |
|
65 |
Strategy |
Coal mining, petrochemical cluster |
|
66 |
Strategy |
Forestry cluster |
|
67 |
Strategy |
Horticulture cluster |
|
68 |
Strategy |
Logistics cluster |
|
69 |
Strategy |
Platinum and chrome mining cluster |
|
70 |
Strategy |
Red and white meat cluster |
|
71 |
Strategy |
Tourism cluster |
|
72 |
Strategy |
Tourism Strategy |
|
73 |
Strategy |
Transport strategy |
