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Every dataset Atlas holds, each traceable to its source, version and archived file. Click a dataset for its data, fields and units, map and provenance.
Datasets
38
Current versions
Features
3,664,659
Points, lines and polygons
Observations
38,027
Measurements & classifications
Average quality score
95 / 100
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Water & Catchments 10Roads, Rail & Infrastructure 6Reference & Context 6Protected Areas & Landscapes 5Boundaries & Reference 4Land Use & Land Cover 2Community Projects 2Biodiversity 1Fire & Climate 1Carbon Projects 1
38 datasets shown
| Dataset | Module | Source | Features | Observations | Version | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADC_TFCAs Layer "SADC_TFCAs" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
PROTECTED AREAS & LANDSCAPES | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 56 | 56 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Basin (Hydroshed Level 6) All HydroBASINS layers were derived from World Wildlife Fund’s HydroSHEDS data based on a grid... |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 59 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| basins_names_hydroshed <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>All HydroBASINS layers were derived from World... |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 113 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Gauging Stations Layer "Gauging Stations" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
ROADS, RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 206 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Rivers Rivers primarily derive from World Data Bank 2. Double line rivers in WDB2 were digitized to cr... |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 228 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| LGAs Layer "LGAs" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
BOUNDARIES & REFERENCE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 264 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Basin (Hydroshed Level 8) All HydroBASINS layers were derived from World Wildlife Fund’s HydroSHEDS data based on a grid... |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 580 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Power Plants (Power output MW) Data for power plants with total installed generating capacity > 10 mw from the Platts World El... |
ROADS, RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 642 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| AfricaPriority_River Layer "AfricaPriority_River" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 857 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| urt_catchments <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>All HydroBASINS layers were derived from World... |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 1,484 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Main Roads Layer "Main Roads" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
ROADS, RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 1,598 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Small airport The OpenFlights Airport, Airline and Route Databases are made available under the Open Database... |
ROADS, RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 1,979 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Dams Geo-referenced dams database
AQUASTAT gathers detailed information about dams in each country d... |
ROADS, RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 2,586 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Basin (Hydroshed Level 10) All HydroBASINS layers were derived from World Wildlife Fund’s HydroSHEDS data based on a grid... |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 2,696 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Districts GADM database of Global Administrative Areas
Country outlines and administrative subdivisions f... |
BOUNDARIES & REFERENCE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 6,099 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| World Database on Protected Areas Layer "World Database on Protected Areas" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
BIODIVERSITY | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 7,438 | 14,876 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| urt_basin <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>Tanzania Watershed\Basin.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 7,740 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Rivers Layer "Rivers" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 8,997 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Electricity Transmission Network A way following the path of (overground) power cables. |
ROADS, RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 9,759 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Fire Incidences Grid (2000-2019) Layer "Fire Incidences Grid (2000-2019)" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
FIRE & CLIMATE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 14,692 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| MARXAN-CRUZ PU SF-Score Layer "MARXAN-CRUZ PU SF-Score" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
PROTECTED AREAS & LANDSCAPES | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 14,692 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| MARXAN-CRUZ PU Status Layer "MARXAN-CRUZ PU Status" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
PROTECTED AREAS & LANDSCAPES | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 14,692 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| MARXAN-CRUZ PU SF-Score Layer "MARXAN-CRUZ PU SF-Score" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
PROTECTED AREAS & LANDSCAPES | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 14,692 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| MARXAN-CRUZ PU Status Layer "MARXAN-CRUZ PU Status" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
PROTECTED AREAS & LANDSCAPES | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 14,692 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| LULC 2010 NAFORMA Layer "LULC 2010 NAFORMA" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
LAND USE & LAND COVER | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 16,871 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Divisions GADM database of Global Administrative Areas
Country outlines and administrative subdivisions f... |
BOUNDARIES & REFERENCE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 17,649 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Irrigated Areas Layer "Irrigated Areas" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
WATER & CATCHMENTS | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 23,095 | 23,095 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Agro-Ecological Zones The data-set represents the Agroecological Zones for Africa |
BOUNDARIES & REFERENCE | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 25,791 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| lulc_2015_naforma Layer "lulc_2015_naforma" from WWF Kenya Sources. |
LAND USE & LAND COVER | WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of E... | 33,435 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
95/100 |
Open |
| Carbon projects: Malawi Carbon-credit projects registered in Malawi (Gold Standard, Verra VCS, ACR, ART and Plan Vivo),... |
CARBON PROJECTS | Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offset... | 14 | 0 | v1 2026-10-13 |
90/100 |
Open |
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Malawi Nature, conservation and community projects in Malawi published by UNDP in the IATI Registry (m... |
COMMUNITY PROJECTS | UNDP project data (IATI Registry) | 7 | 0 | v1 2026-10-14 |
90/100 |
Open |
| LULC 2025 BAU Min. Scenario Layer LULC 2025 BAU Min. Scenario from WWF Kenya Sources. |
Reference | WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence... | 181,238 | 0 | v1 2026-10-14 |
95/100 |
Open |
| LULC 2025 GE Scenario Layer LULC 2025 GE Scenario from WWF Kenya Sources. |
Reference | WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence... | 329,368 | 0 | v1 2026-10-14 |
95/100 |
Open |
| LULC 2025-GE Scenario Layer LULC 2025-GE Scenario from WWF Kenya Sources. |
Reference | WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence... | 336,993 | 0 | v1 2026-10-14 |
95/100 |
Open |
| LULC 2025-BAU Min. Scenario Layer LULC 2025-BAU Min. Scenario from WWF Kenya Sources. |
Reference | WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence... | 342,044 | 0 | v1 2026-10-14 |
95/100 |
Open |
| LULC 2025 BAU Max. Scenario Layer LULC 2025 BAU Max. Scenario from WWF Kenya Sources. |
Reference | WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence... | 525,756 | 0 | v1 2026-10-14 |
95/100 |
Open |
| LULC 2025-BAU Max. Scenario Layer LULC 2025-BAU Max. Scenario from WWF Kenya Sources. |
Reference | WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence... | 736,076 | 0 | v1 2026-10-14 |
95/100 |
Open |
| FB-AI-Population Distribution Layer FB-AI-Population Distribution from WWF Kenya Sources. |
COMMUNITY PROJECTS | WWF Kenya GIS Centre of Excellence... | 969,481 | 0 | v1 2026-10-14 |
95/100 |
Open |