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A geographical map of the country including national traffic routes, stretches of water, and markings of heights. The map must at least be provided at a scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5km). Geographic information is instrumental for many use cases, including the mapping of unemployment statistics or demographics, as well as journey planning. See our methodology section for more information.
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licenced | No | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | View service. I only viewed the web based map, but it is possible to download the data in other formats. I don't have an account to verify what formats are available. | |
| Downloadable at once | No | Download feature is only available to registered users. Sample screen is shown on FAQ. I did not register because registration requires contacting the authority and acquiring individual approval. |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Publicly available | Yes | The maps can be viewed without registration, but registration is required to download the data offline and to request additional services. |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| findable | 2 | The website is a bit slow and not very user friendly. |
| findable_steps | Go the website of NSCI (www.nsci.gov.om), select Geospatial Oman from the main menu, then click on Browse Geospatial Data | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 1 | I did not have access to the data to verify this. |
| collector_name | National Centre for Statistics and Information | |
| Controlled access | Yes | |
| characteristics | Scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5km), Markings of national traffic routes, Markings of relief/heights, Markings of water stretches, National borders | |
| location | http://nsdig2gapps.ncsi.gov.om/geoplatform/# - The Official Portal for Geospatial Data |