Zimbabwe Uber H3 level 6 database

Database for characterization of sub national units for Zimbabwe 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    Data
index    H3 index
zibuffalo2    buffalo
zicattle20    Cattle
ziducks201    Ducks
zichicken2    Chicken
zisheep201    Sheep
zigoats201    Goats
zishoats20    Shoats
ziacofarea    coffee area ha
zibanaarea    banana area ha
zibarlarea    barley area ha
zibeanarea    bean area ha
zicassarea    cassava area
zicnutarea    colanut area
zicottarea    cotton area
zicowparea    cowpea area ha
zigrouarea    groundnut area ha
zilentarea    lentil area ha
zimaizarea    maize area ha
ziocerarea    other cereal area ha
ziofibarea    other fiber crops area ha
ziooilarea    other oilcrops area ha
ziopularea    other pulses area ha
ziortsarea    other rtbs area ha
ziplntarea    plantain area ha
zipmilarea    pearl milletarea ha
zipotaarea    potato area ha
zirapearea    Rape area ha
zirestarea    Rest of cops  area ha
ziricearea    rice area ha
zisesaarea    sesame area ha
zismilarea    millet area ha
zisorgarea    sorghum area ha
zisoybarea    soybean area ha
zisugcarea    sugarcane area ha
zisunfarea    sunflower area ha
ziswpoarea    sweet potato area ha
ziteasarea    tea  area ha
zitemfarea    temperate fruit area ha
zitobaarea    tobacco area ha
zitrofarea    tropical fruit area ha
zivegearea    vegetables area ha
ziwheaarea    wheat area ha
ziyamsarea    yams area ha
ziprecann_    annual rainfall
zitmax_ann    longterm annual tmax (1970-2000)
zitmin_ann    longterm annual tmin (1970-2000)
ziworld250    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.