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OSeMOSYS / CLEWs_GAEZ

The GAEZ v4 land and water data processing for CLEWs modelling
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Unclear what ..._data.shp is #2

Open FraGard opened 6 months ago

FraGard commented 6 months ago

On https://gadm.org/download_country.html I find a sub-heading 'Shapefile', from which I am able to download the adm0 level shapefile. I rename that one e.g. ZMB_adm0.shp and add it to the inputs. But I cannot find any other .shp file on GADM. Not sure where I would find the other shapefile for ..._data.shp. I am not sure what it should contain either, because the one on this repository is empty. Would be good to have some clearer guideline on that and also a real example.

EmiFej commented 6 months ago

Hi @FraGard , I'm not sure what it is that you are trying to find? I downloaded the data for Zambia and it has 3 shapefiles for the administrative borders (gadm41_ZMB_0.shp ; gadm41_ZMB_1.shp; gadm41_ZMB_2.shp).

Are you looking for other types of data (other than admin borders)?

FraGard commented 6 months ago

Hi @EmiFej, solved now. 0, 1 and 2 in the shapefiles refer respectively to admin levels 0 (national), 1 and 2. the file ..._data.shp should be the shapefile for the chosen admin level. So, if one chooses admin 0, one has to use and rename e.g. gadm41_ZMB_0.shp. However, the folder also needs to contain all the other files one downloads (.gpkg, .prj, .shx, etc.). @YSaedi , perhaps useful to clarify in the readme?

YSaedi commented 6 months ago

Hi @EmiFej, Exactly! There are various administrative levels available within GADM, which GeoCLEWs utilizes.
@FraGard, The README has been updated for further clarification.