Pan-African Seaports Database

Dataset

Description

Database of Pan-African seaports and their (physical) characteristics derived from Satellite Imagery. The database consists of 161 seaports with information on port construction date, coastline orientation, shore-normal breakwater length, longshore wave power, presence of nearby sediment sources and sinks, sheltering setting, presence of coastal protection structures, and adjacent beach changes.
Date made available22 May 2019
PublisherTU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData
Date of data production2019
Geographical coverageSeaports of Africa

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