The coverage is part of the Famine Early Warning System (FEWS) / Associates in Rural Development (ARD) African series.
Malawi is associated with the South region of Africa.
The data are to be used in modeling, targeting and demonstration projects. The data are also used in natural resource management, inventory, change analysis, policy making, environmental awareness and land use planning.
Procedures_Used: The administrative boundaries for Malawi were extracted from the MRPDA database using the ARC/INFO command RESELECT.
These country specific sub-national boundaries were then integrated into the DCW master country database using the ARC/INFO command UPDATE.
The country specific data set, containing all of the sub-national hierarchy, was extracted from the DCW master data set using the ARC/INFO command RESELECT and the fourth level administrative units were extracted from the country specific data set using the ARC/INFO command DISSOLVE.
A master data set, based on the Digital Chart of the World (DCW) PONET layer, was created. Burkina Faso, Mali, Ethiopia, and Eritrea are included in the master data set, however, these countries have international boundaries that have been revised.
The changes to Burkina Faso are: The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) International boundary was used for the International boundary for Burkina Faso with the only revisions being those listed below.
From : -2 degrees; 55 minutes; 8 seconds Longitude and : 13 degrees;37 minutes; 37 seconds Latitude
To : -0 degrees; 57 minutes; 41 seconds Longitude and : 14 degrees; 52 minutes; 14 seconds Latitude
AND...
From : 0 degrees; 3 minutes; 33 seconds Longitude and : 14 degrees; 58 minutes; 15 seconds Latitude
To : 0 degrees; 13 minutes; 55 seconds Longitude and : 14 degrees; 58 minutes; 15 seconds Latitude
These changes are defined by FEWS/ARD Washington, DC, USA.
The changes to Mali are: The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) International boundary was used for the International boundary for Mali with the only revisions being those listed below.
From : -2 degrees; 55 minutes; 8 seconds Longitude and : 13 degrees;37 minutes; 37 seconds Latitude
To : -0 degrees; 57 minutes; 41 seconds Longitude and : 14 degrees; 52 minutes; 14 seconds Latitude
AND...
From : 0 degrees; 3 minutes; 33 seconds Longitude and : 14 degrees; 58 minutes; 15 seconds Latitude
To : 0 degrees; 13 minutes; 55 seconds Longitude and : 14 degrees; 58 minutes; 15 seconds Latitude
These changes are defined by FEWS/ARD Washington, DC, USA.
The changes to Ethiopia are: The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) International boundary was used for the International boundary for Ethiopia with the only revisions being those listed below.
From : 36 degrees; 34 minutes; 5 seconds Longitude and : 14 degrees; 14 minutes; 25 seconds Latitude
To : 42 degrees; 25 minutes; 22 seconds Longitude and : 12 degrees; 26 minutes; 53 seconds Latitude
These changes are defined by FEWS/ARD Washington, DC, USA.
The changes to Eritrea are: The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) International boundary was used for the International boundary of Eritrea with the only revisions being those listed below:
From : 36 degrees; 34 minutes; 5 seconds Longitude and : 14 degrees; 14 minutes; 25 seconds Latitude
To : 42 degrees; 25 minutes; 22 seconds Longitude and : 12 degrees; 26 minutes; 53 seconds Latitude
These changes are defined by FEWS/ARD Washington, DC, USA.
The international boundary for Malawi was extracted from an ARC/INFO LIBRARY created from the ARC/INFO version of the Digital Chart of the World (DCW) using the ARC/INFO tool LIBRARIAN.
Revisions: During ARC/INFO coverage development modifications were made to the digital files to generate a database with a common scale, uniform level of resolution, consistent coding scheme and comparable (standardized) measurement data.
Reviews_Applied_to_Data: Peer review, 03/96, FEWS/ARD Washington, D.C.
Digital line work and attribute data checked for discrepancies and approved for release to FEWS in-country and regional field representatives.
Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets: None
Other_References_Cited: Deichmann, Uwe, 1994, "A Medium Resolution Population Database for Africa." The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Inc., 1993, "Digital Chart of the World (DCW)," PONET Layer. ESRI. Redlands, CA, USA. Scale - 1:1000000.
Notes: USAID - United States Agency for International Development. FEWS - Famine Early Warning System ARD - Associates in Rural Development EDC - EROS Data Center USGS - United States Geological Survey MRPDA - Medium Resolution Population Database for Africa
The DCW database was originally published in 1992. Data currency varies from place to place depending on the currency of the Operational Navigation Charts (ONC). Chart currency ranged from the mid 1960s to the early 1990s. Compilation dates for every ONC chart are included in the database.
The additional attributes were added in April of 1996 by the EROS Data Center (EDC).
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the EROS Data Center, no warranty expressed or implied is made by FEWS/ARD or USGS/EDC regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
The Geological Survey will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Requests for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date of this shipment from the ordering site.
This data set contains data that has copyright protection and is not for general (public) distribution.
To the best knowledge of USAID/FEWS and EDC the data compiled in this data set meets the codes and/or procedures established for completeness and consistency.
The absolute horizontal accuracy of the DCW for all features derived from Jet Navigation Charts (JNC) is 4270 meters (14006 feet) at 90% Circular Error.
The item (ID) defines the unique administrative unit code, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (CNT-ABB) defines the unique country abbreviation, as defined by EDC. The item (ADMN2) defines the second level administrative unit names, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (ADMN3) defines the third level administrative unit names, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (ADMN4) defines the fourth level administrative unit names, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (NUM-CODE) defines the unique numeric administrative unit identifier, as defined by EDC. The item (REGION) defines the African region that Malawi is associated with, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (FEWS-ABB) defines the unique country abbreviation, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (FEWSID) defines the unique administrative unit identifier, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (FEWSID2) defines the unique identifiers for the second level administrative units, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (FEWSID3) defines the unique identifiers for the third level administrative units, as defined by FEWS/ARD. The item (FEWSID4) defines the unique identifiers for the fourth level administrative units, as defined by FEWS/ARD.CNT-ABB...............MI ADMN2.................see MIADMN2 ADMN3.................see MIADMN3 REGION................South FEWS-ABB..............MW FEWSID2...............see MIADMN2 FEWSID3...............see MIADMN3
ADMN4 FEWSID4
BIBI KALUUNDA MI4BIBI KALUUNDA BLANTYRE MI4BLANTYRE BOGHOYO MI4BOGHOYO BVUMBWE MI4BVUMBWE CHADZA MI4CHADZA CHANGATA MI4CHANGATA CHAPANANGA MI4CHAPANANGA CHIGARU MI4CHIGARU CHIKHO MI4CHIKHO CHIKOWI MI4CHIKOWI CHIKULAMAYEMBE MI4CHIKULAMAYEMBE CHIKUMBU MI4CHIKUMBU CHIMALIRO MI4CHIMALIRO CHIMOMBO MI4CHIMOMBO CHIMUTU MI4CHIMUTU CHIMWALA MI4CHIMWALA CHINDE MI4CHINDE CHISEKA MI4CHISEKA CHITERA MI4CHITERA CHITUKULA MI4CHITUKULA CHIWERE MI4CHIWERE CHULU MI4CHULU DAMBE MI4DAMBE DZOOLE MI4DZOOLE FUKAMAPIRI MI4FUKAMAPIRI JALASI MI4JALASI KABUDULA MI4KABUDULA KABUNDULI MI4KABUNDULI KACHINDAMOTO MI4KACHINDAMOTO KALEMBO MI4KALEMBO KALOLO MI4KALOLO KALULUMA MI4KALULUMA KALUMBA MI4KALUMBA KALUMBU MI4KALUMBU KALUMO MI4KALUMO KAMEME MI4KAMEME KANDEWERE MI4KANDEWERE KANDUKU MI4KANDUKU KANYENDA MI4KANYENDA KAOMBA MI4KAOMBA KAPELULA MI4KAPELULA KAPENI MI4KAPENI KAPHUKA MI4KAPHUKA KARONGA MI4KARONGA KASAKULA MI4KASAKULA KASISI MI4KASISI KASUMBU MI4KASUMBU KATULI MI4KATULI KATUMBI MI4KATUMBI KATUNGA MI4KATUNGA KAWINGA MI4KAWINGA KHOMBEDZA MI4KHOMBEDZA KHONGONI MI4KHONGONI KILUPULA MI4KILUPULA KUNTAJA MI4KUNTAJA KUNTHEMBWE MI4KUNTHEMBWE KUNTUMANJI MI4KUNTUMANJI KWATAINE MI4KWATAINE KYUNGU MI4KYUNGU LAKE CHILWA MI4LAKE CHILWA LAKE CHIUTA MI4LAKE CHIUTA LAKE MALAWI MI4LAKE MALAWI LAKE MALOMBE MI4LAKE MALOMBE LIKOSWE MI4LIKOSWE LIWONDE MI4LIWONDE LUNDU MI4LUNDU M'MBELWA MI4M'MBELWA MABUKA MI4MABUKA MABULABO MI4MABULABO MAGANGA MI4MAGANGA MAKANJIRA MI4MAKANJIRA MAKATA MI4MAKATA MAKHWIRA MI4MAKHWIRA MALEMIA MI4MALEMIA MALENGA CHANZI MI4MALENGA CHANZI MALENGA MZOMA MI4MALENGA MZOMA MALILI MI4MALILI MAMBEYA MI4MAMBEYA MANKAMBIRA MI4MANKAMBIRA MASASA MI4MASASA MASSEA MI4MASSEA MAZENGERA MI4MAZENGERA MKANDA MI4MKANDA MKHUMBA MI4MKHUMBA MKUMPHA MI4MKUMPHA MLAULI MI4MLAULI MLOLO MI4MLOLO MLONYENI MI4MLONYENI MLUMBE MI4MLUMBE MPAMA MI4MPAMA MPANDO MI4MPANDO MPHEREMBE MI4MPHEREMBE MPONDA MI4MPONDA MSAKAMBEWA MI4MSAKAMBEWA MSAMALA MI4MSAMALA MTHIRAMANJA MI4MTHIRAMANJA MTWALO II MI4MTWALO II MUCHINJILI MI4MUCHINJILI MUSISYA MI4MUSISYA MWABULAMBYA MI4MWABULAMBYA MWADZAMA MI4MWADZAMA MWAMBO MI4MWAMBO MWAMLOWE MI4MWAMLOWE MWENEMISUKU MI4MWENEMISUKU MWENEWENYA MI4MWENEWENYA MZIKUBOLA MI4MZIKUBOLA MZUKUZUKU MI4MZUKUZUKU NANKUMBA MI4NANKUMBA NAZOMBE MI4NAZOMBE NCHEMA MI4NCHEMA NCHILAMWELA MI4NCHILAMWELA NDAMERA MI4NDAMERA NDINDI MI4NDINDI NGABU MI4NGABU NGAMWANE MI4NGAMWANE NGOZI MI4NGOZI NJEWA MI4NJEWA NJOLOMOLE MI4NJOLOMOLE NKALO MI4NKALO NKANDA MI4NKANDA NSABWE MI4NSABWE NTACHE MI4NTACHE NTHALIRE MI4NTHALIRE NYACHIKADZA MI4NYACHIKADZA NYAMBI MI4NYAMBI PEMBA MI4PEMBA PHAMBALA MI4PHAMBALA SANTHE MI4SANTHE SOMBA MI4SOMBA SYMON MI4SYMON TAMBALA MI4TAMBALA TENGANI MI4TENGANI THOMAS MI4THOMAS TIMBIRI MI4TIMBIRI WASAMBO MI4WASAMBO WIMBE MI4WIMBE ZOMBA MI4ZOMBA ZULU MI4ZULU
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