It would be impossible to list all of the more than 800 distinct layers that 1map hosts on our servers, but here are a few that are most often used:
A screenshot of the 1map Base layer.

1map Base

A composite raster layer containing 1map Erven Cadastre, 1map Road Centrelines, OSM terrain and NGI Topographic Features.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the 1map Hybrid Base layer.

1map Hybrid Base

A composite raster layer containing 1map Erven Cadastre, 1map Road Centrelines, and NGI Aerial Imagery.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the Open Street Maps (OSM) layer.

Open Street Maps (OSM)

OSM is a collaborative open source map project, that can be viewed as the wikipedia of mapping.

  • Source: OpenStreetMap Foundation
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the NGI Aerial (25cm GSD) layer.

NGI Aerial (25cm GSD)

National Geo-spatial Information (NGI) is the government component responsible for aerial photography. The ground sample distance ('GSD') is the size of 1 pixel on the ground and is influenced by the flying height and focal length.

  • Source: National Geo-spatial Information
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the NGI Aerial (50cm GSD) layer.

NGI Aerial (50cm GSD)

National Geo-spatial Information (NGI) is the government component responsible for aerial photography. The ground sample distance ('GSD') is the size of 1 pixel on the ground and is influenced by the flying height and focal length.

  • Source: National Geo-spatial Information
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the Stamen Toner layer.

Stamen Toner

These high-contrast black and white maps are featured in Stamen's Dotspotting project. They are perfect for data mashups and exploring river meanders and coastal zones.

  • Source: Stamen Design
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the 1map Erven layer.

1map Erven

This is an enhanced version of the SG land parcel boundary dataset, classified according to its type and current legal status.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the 1map Erven: Legal Status layer.

1map Erven: Legal Status

The Erven (Registered) and Erven (Approved) layers are styled to allow for easy differentiation based on the legal status of the land parcel.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the 1map Street Address Lines layer.

1map Street Address Lines

Proprietary 1map vector layer with the street numbers attached to the erven boundary line adjacent to the road reserve, and colour coded for easy identification of errors.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the 1map National Address Database (NAD) layer.

1map National Address Database (NAD)

Addresses for each road facing land parcel boundary are placed on the road facing boundary. The addresses are classified as either 'In Use' or 'Alternate' addresses.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Points
A screenshot of the 1map Road Centrelines layer.

1map Road Centrelines

Our road centrelines are algorithmically created from the surveyed land parcel dataset, then checked by operators. The road names are meticulously researched and referenced to the General Plans, consumer databases, and other available data to ensure consistent and accurate spelling and naming conventions. The dataset also carries the historic name, as well as alternate names/spellings.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Lines
A screenshot of the 1map Sectional Scheme Units layer.

1map Sectional Scheme Units

Honeycomb polygons are generated for each sectional scheme unit, to allow spatial data to be associated with a specific unit and visually displayed on the map.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the 1map Servitudes layer.

1map Servitudes

The official servitudes as obtained from the Surveyor General's office.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the 1map Farms & Portions layer.

1map Farms & Portions

An enhanced layer indicating the farms and farm portions as surveyed by the SG, and classified according to legal status.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Debtors Age Analysis layer.

Debtors Age Analysis

The municipal financial system integration displays the latest debtors information per property, with colour-coding and symbols to indicate debtors who are far in arrears.

  • Source: Local Municipality
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Zoning (Financial System) layer.

Zoning (Financial System)

The municipal financial system integration displays the zoning, property useage, and rates categories per property as used for the calculation of rates and taxes. This allows for desktop audits to identify incorrectly calculated accounts.

  • Source: Local Municipality
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Meter Books layer.

Meter Books

Each property is assigned a colour based on its meter book allocation, allowing for visual analysis and optimisation, increasing the monthly read percentage.

  • Source: Local Municipality
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Electricity Consumption layer.

Electricity Consumption

The average daily consumption per meter is mapped and styled according to the relative size. This allows for visual identification of meters with lower than expected consumption based on the relative use of the neighbourhood.

  • Source: Local Municipality
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Services Coverage layer.

Services Coverage

Each service tariff and consumption is linked to a property and displayed visually, allowing users to easily identify properties where no services are being billed, where services are billed at an incorrect tariff, or where no services are rendered.

  • Source: Local Municipality
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Planning Scheme Register: Zoning layer.

Planning Scheme Register: Zoning

The Planning Scheme Register is formed by mapping the rights and restrictions applicable to each property to allow for the generation of zoning certificates and comparison to the financial system.

  • Source: Local Municipality
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Planning Scheme Register: Primary Category layer.

Planning Scheme Register: Primary Category

The Planning Scheme Register is formed by mapping the rights and restrictions applicable to each property to allow for the generation of zoning certificates and comparison to the financial system.

  • Source: Local Municipality
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Planning Scheme Register: Primary Use layer.

Planning Scheme Register: Primary Use

The Planning Scheme Register is formed by mapping the rights and restrictions applicable to each property to allow for the generation of zoning certificates and comparison to the financial system.

  • Source: Local Municipality
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Cape Town Aerial Imagery layer.

Cape Town Aerial Imagery

High resolution aerial imagery of Cape Town Metro

  • Source: City of Cape Town
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the City of Joburg Aerial Imagery layer.

City of Joburg Aerial Imagery

High resolution aerial imagery of City of Joburg

  • Source: City of Joburg
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the West Coast Aerial Imagery layer.

West Coast Aerial Imagery

High resolution aerial imagery for the Saldanha Bay Municipality

  • Source: Saldanha Bay Municipality
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the 1map Cities layer.

1map Cities

A layer depicting the various towns and cities in South Africa, with their boundaries

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the 1map Mapballs layer.

1map Mapballs

A layer that indicates all the MapBalls that a user has sent or received, as well as its stage in the workflow. This is useful for project management.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Points
A screenshot of the 1map Suburbs layer.

1map Suburbs

A suburb layer that 1map compiled. There is currently no official national custodian of suburb boundary data, and therefore there is significant difference of opinion as to where the exact boundaries lie.

  • Source: 1map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the NGI Contours (20m) layer.

NGI Contours (20m)

20m contours / relief lines.

  • Source: NGI
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Lines
A screenshot of the NGI Contours (5m) layer.

NGI Contours (5m)

5m contours / relief lines for urban areas.

  • Source: NGI
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Lines
A screenshot of the Drone Photography layer.

Drone Photography

Extremely high resolution aerial imagery flown by drones for small areas. This is flown by a contractor and can be done on a per request basis, quoted for separately.

  • Source: Aerial Image CC
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the Municipalities 2016 layer.

Municipalities 2016

The official municipal boundaries for local and district municipalities.

  • Source: Municipal Demarcation Board
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the NGI Topographic layer.

NGI Topographic

A composite raster map of the various topographic vector layers made available by NGI.

  • Source: NGI
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the Nelson Mandela Bay Aerial Imagery layer.

Nelson Mandela Bay Aerial Imagery

High resolution aerial imagery for Nelson Mandela Bay

  • Source: Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
  • Type: Raster
  • Features: Tiles
A screenshot of the Post Offices layer.

Post Offices

A database of South African Post Offices.

  • Source: South African Post Office
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Points
A screenshot of the Police Stations layer.

Police Stations

A database of South African Police Stations. Please note that some of the details in the database are outdated, such as the contact details for the various stations.

  • Source: South African Police Service
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Points
A screenshot of the Schools layer.

Schools

A database of South African Schools

  • Source: Department of Education
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Points
A screenshot of the SG Land Parcels layer.

SG Land Parcels

The official land parcel database.

  • Source: Surveyor General
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the Small Area Household Income layer.

Small Area Household Income

The aggregate household income distribution as per the 2011 Census.

  • Source: Stats SA
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons
A screenshot of the IEC Voting Stations, Wards, and Districts layer.

IEC Voting Stations, Wards, and Districts

Wards and voting districts, as well as voting stations.

  • Source: Independent Electoral Commission
  • Type: Vector
  • Features: Polygons & Points
A screenshot of the General Plans layer.

General Plans

The survey documents prepared by the land surveyor and approved by the Surveyor General. General Plans are a two dimensional representation of two or more land parcels.

  • Source: Surveyor General
  • Type: Georeferenced Attachment
  • Features: Georeferenced Attachment
A screenshot of the Survey Diagrams layer.

Survey Diagrams

The survey documents prepared by the land surveyor and approved by the Surveyor General. Diagrams are a two dimensional representation of a single land parcel.

  • Source: Surveyor General
  • Type: Georeferenced Attachment
  • Features: Georeferenced Attachment
A screenshot of the Section Title Plans layer.

Section Title Plans

The survey documents prepared by the land surveyor and approved by the Surveyor General. Sectional title plans depict two or more parts (sections) of a building that may be owned by different people on one piece of land.

  • Source: Surveyor General
  • Type: Georeferenced Attachment
  • Features: Georeferenced Attachment