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Environmental geographic information systems (EGIS)

ACCESS TO DOWNLOADABLE

GEOSPATIAL DATA

Welcome to the Environmental Geographic Information System (EGIS). Here you will find free downloadable geospatial data for which the department is the custodian. Also on this page is access to our interactive map viewers and to the national web-based environmental screening tool.

GIS RELATED ENQUIRIES

For any other GIS related enquiries contact the EGIM section of the DFFE.

NATIONAL WEB BASED

SCREENING TOOL

The screening tool allows for the generating of a screening report referred to in Regulation 16(1)(v) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2014, as amended, whereby a screening report is required to accompany any application for environmental authorisation. GG 42561 notice no 960 of 5 July 2019. The screening tool has been developed in a manner that is user friendly and no specific software or specialised GIS skills are required to operate this system.

SCREENING TOOL

INTERACTIVE

MAP VIEWER

All legally declared protected areas can be searched and viewed through the use of the protected areas register (PAR) interactive map. This map service shows the various types of protected areas and conservation areas in South Africa. Users can generate reports and statistics.

Conservation areas are areas responsibly managed for biodiversity conservation but not legally declared as protected areas.

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DATE PUBLISHED

VERSION

DESCRIPTION

GEOSPATIAL DATA: PROTECTED AND CONSERVATION AREAS

     

22 April 2025

SAPAD OR 2024_Q4

SAPAD: South Africa Protected Areas Database

22 April 2025

SACAD OR 2024 Q4

SACAD: South Africa Conservation Areas Database

22 April 2025

SAMPAZ OR 2024 Q4

SAMPAZ: South Africa Marine Protected Area Zones

20 August 2024 Biosphere reserve zones 2024 Biosphere reserve zones

15 January 2020

TFCA boundaries

TFCA boundaries

 

 

DATE PUBLISHED

VERSION

DESCRIPTION

GEOSPATIAL DATA: RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR EIA APPLICATIONS

2 June 2025

REEA OR 2025 Q1

South African renewable energy EIA application database

DOCUMENTS

2 June 2025

REEA OR 2025 Q1

REEA metadata

2024-2025

REEA data release schedule

REEA data release schedule

OTHER

2 June 2025

REEA OR 2025 Q1

KML file: visualise the REEA data without GIS specific software

RENEWABLE ENERGY

FOR EIA APPLICATIONS

The South African renewable energy EIA application database contains spatial data for renewable energy applications for environmental authorisation. It includes spatial and attribute information for both active (in process and with valid authorisations) and non-active (lapsed or replaced by amendments) applications. Data is captured and managed on a parcels level as well as aggregated to the project level. Only outer boundaries are provided in this release

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SOUTH AFRICAN

NATIONAL LAND COVER

 

 

DATE PUBLISHED

VERSION

GEOSPATIAL DATA: SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LAND COVER (SANLC) 2022

May 2024

SA NLC 2022 ALBERS

May 2024

SA NLC 2022 GEO.tif

May 2024

SA NLC 2022 11 acc assessment report

May 2024

SA NLC 2021 colour palette: level 1 & level 2

SANLC CHANGE ASSESSMENT 2022

May 2024

SA NLC 2020 2022 CLASS CHANGE ALBERS.tif

May 2024

SA NLC 2018 2022 CLASS CHANGE ALBERS.tif

May 2024

SA NLC 2014 2022 CLASS CHANGE ALBERS.tif

May 2024

SA NLC 1990 2022 CLASS CHANGE ALBERS.tif

SANLC 2020

May 2021

SA NLC 2020 Geographic.tif.vat

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