Centre de cartes
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 Centre de Cartes Réduire

Bienvenue sur le Centre de Cartes de OCHA de la République Démocratique du Congo. Le Centre de Cartes contient une gamme de cartes produites et fournies par OCHA et ses partenaires, reparties en deux sections : Cartes de base et Cartes thématiques.

Veuillez cliquer ici pour atteindre les cartes de la République Démocratique du Congo sur ReliefWeb.

Cartes de base

Les cartes de base fournissent des informations de base de la République Démocratique du Congo, montrant des éléments tels que les limites administratives, les réseaux routiers et ferroviaires, et les lieux habités. Ces cartes servent à l'orientation à travers le pays.

Cartes thématiques

Les cartes thématiques fournissent des informations spécifiques sur les secteurs clés, développées à partir des données fournies par les agences des Nations Unies, des ONG et autres acteurs humanitaires. Ces cartes visent à améliorer la compréhension de la situation humanitaire au sein de la République Démocratique du Congo.
  
 P-Codes Réduire
What are P-codes?
Pcode is an abbreviated term for 'Place Code'. P-codes are similar to zip codes and postal codes and are part of a data management system that provides unique reference codes to thousands of locations in (Country Name). These codes provide a systematic means of linking and exchanging data and analysing relationships between them. Any information that is linked to one location with a pcode can be linked and analysed with any other.

Why are P-codes useful?
P-codes resolve the basic issue of what we all call a place. Using place-names as identifyers can easily lead to confusion over spelling, different languages or scripts as well as duplication. If agencies develop individual systems for naming or coding places this makes data sharing extremely difficult and huge amounts of potentially useful information go unshared, are manually re-typed or filed and forgotten. Spatial data standards agreed by all agencies provide a single, unified system for referring to locations, allowing the free exchange of data between participating agencies.

Why should my agency use P-codes?
To promote cooperation and information sharing and gain full access to the huge range of information already available in Pcode format, on such issues as population, housing damage, landmines, agriculture and assistance distribution. This information can help you to plan your own programmes and avoid repeating surveys already done by others. Agencies using the P-codes for their own data management will be able to combine this information with datasets from other participating organisations.

Spatial data standards include full GIS capability, allowing data linked to towns, villages and administrative units to be mapped and geographically analysed. Data collected with Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment can also be used.

How can P-codes be used in my existing databases?
In most cases, adoption of P-codes requires only the addition of an extra column to your existing databases and spreadsheets. Over time it is recommended that any other naming or coding systems be phased out and that all new data collection use the P-codes.

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By including the pcode into separate spreadsheets, data on different issues from different agencies can be linked and cross-analysed.

The P-codes is delivered in Microsoft Excel-format, and can by request be delivered in other formats.

Who uses P-codes?
P-codes for (Country Name) are developed by partners and maintained by OCHA. They are accepted as the data standard by UN agencies and programmes as well as other humanitarian actors in (Country Name).
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