Tanzania Uber H3 level 6 database

Database for characterization of sub national units for Tanzania using Uber H3 level 6 hexagons. Data includes crop, livestock, as well as climate data. H3 hexagons have unique identifiers that can be used to sum or average underlying data covered by area. As compared to square pixels, hexagons are better to fully cover a countries area. The lower the level used the better the fit.

Data sources used:

Livestock: FAO GLW (Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Chicken, Buffaloes) year 2015

Crops: IFPRI SPAM 2010 for Countries in SS Africa SPAM 2017

Climate: Worldclim 2.1

Elevation: SRTM CSI CGIAR

Field    Dataindex    H3 indextzbuffalo2    buffalotzcattle20    Cattletzducks201    Duckstzchicken2    Chickentzsheep201    Sheeptzgoats201    Goatstzshoats20    Shoatstzacofarea    coffee area hatzbanaarea    banana area hatzbarlarea    barley area hatzbeanarea    bean area hatzcassarea    cassava areatzcnutarea    colanut areatzcottarea    cotton areatzcowparea    cowpea area hatzgrouarea    groundnut area hatzlentarea    lentil area hatzmaizarea    maize area hatzocerarea    other cereal area hatzofibarea    other fiber crops area hatzooilarea    other oilcrops area hatzopularea    other pulses area hatzortsarea    other rtbs area hatzplntarea    plantain area hatzpmilarea    pearl milletarea hatzpotaarea    potato area hatzrapearea    Rape area hatzrestarea    Rest of cops  area hatzricearea    rice area hatzsesaarea    sesame area hatzsmilarea    millet area hatzsorgarea    sorghum area hatzsoybarea    soybean area hatzsugcarea    sugarcane area hatzsunfarea    sunflower area hatzswpoarea    sweet potato area hatzteasarea    tea  area hatztemfarea    temperate fruit area hatztobaarea    tobacco area hatztrofarea    tropical fruit area hatzvegearea    vegetables area hatzwheaarea    wheat area hatzyamsarea    yams area hatzprecann_    annual rainfalltztmax_ann    longterm annual tmax (1970-2000)tztmin_ann    longterm annual tmin (1970-2000)tzworld250    Elevation m a.b.s.l.

Caveats:

Hexagon size can be smaller than actual pixel size like SPAM, values can be lower or higher depending on location and pixel below. Use as indicator of importance not absolute value.