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The success of the GLCN project can be measured by a number of factors including the wide variety of end users, the number of requests for data, the applications and projects using the databases and the number of trained personnel in each of the participating countries.

Africover Data Request Statistics
% of data requests per country
% of data requests per country
The information available in the national Multipurpose Africover Databases on Environmental Resources (MADE) includes a main geographic information layer (i.e. land cover) and several additional layers that vary for each country (e.g. roads, rivers and water bodies, etc.).
The access to the data follows a request mechanism which allows us to verify the request and record valuable information on source and purpose of the request. Users began submitting dataset requests via the Africover website starting in January 2003. On a regular basis, we generate statistics on users requests.

User community activities
The user community is conducting many activities using the Africover data, as well as some regional applications that potentially could be applied in each of the GLCN completed countries. This information was obtained via a questionnaire sent to the Africover User Community requesting information about projects using Africover data (some examples are shown below).
 

Similar activities are now being developed for the other regions.

 
Food and Agriculture Organizations of UN United Nations Environment Programme Istituto Agronomico Oltremare (IAO) Italian Cooperation
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