SEA for Shale Gas Exploration Development and Production
CHAPTER 14: VISUAL, AESTHETIC AND SCENIC RESOURCES DIGITAL ADDENDA 14A
SEA for Shale Gas Exploration Development and Production Chapter 14: Impacts o...
CHAPTER 14: VISUAL, AESTHETIC AND SCENIC RESOURCES DIGITAL ADDENDA 14A
SEA for Shale Gas Exploration Development and Production Chapter 14: Impacts on Visual Aesthetics
ADDENDUM
Map 1: Distribution of Dolerites Map 2: Steep Slopes Map 3: Physiography Map 4: Landscape Scenic Units Map 5: Scenic Resources Map 6: Sensitive Receptors Map 7: Scenic Resources with Buffers Map 8: Sensitive Receptors with Buffers Map 9: Visual Sensitivity Synthesis Map 10: Visual Sensitivity and Prospectivity Overlay
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m : DEA RSA Geology Shapefiles
FEATURES :
Dolerite
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
Map 1 • Distribution of Dolerites
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100km
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m
STEEP SLOPES : > 1: 5 1: 5 - 1: 10
Map 2 • Steep Slopes
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
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Aberdeen Beaufort West Calvinia Carnarvon Colesberg Cradock Fort Beaufort Graaff-Reinet Laingsburg Middelburg Queenstown Sutherland Victoria West Williston
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
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100km
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m
SCENIC UNITS :
1. Ceres-Tankwa Karoo
MAJOR TOWNS :
2. Roggeveld-Nuweveld Mountains
ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
3. Koup-Vlaktes-Camdeboo Plains
4. Great Fish River Valley
5. Sneeuberg-Winterberg Mountains
6. Great Karoo Plateau
7. Eastern Plateau
Map 4 • Landscape Scenic Units
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50km
100km
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m : SANBI NFEPA GIS Data
OORLOGSPOORT
SAK
VIS RENOSTER
GROOT VIS
TARKA TANKWA
KOENAP GAMKA SUNDAYS
KLEIN VIS
KAT GROOT VIS
SCENIC RESOURCES :
Major Topographic Features
Secondary Topographic Features
NFEPA Major Rivers
NFEPA Major Wetlands
Cultural Landscapes
Map 5 • Scenic Resources
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
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Aberdeen Beaufort West Calvinia Carnarvon Colesberg Cradock Fort Beaufort Graaff-Reinet Laingsburg Middelburg Queenstown Sutherland Victoria West Williston
50km
100km
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m : SANBI AfriGIS Data : DEA SAPAD GIS Data
N10
N12
N1 N9 N6
N1 N9
N6
N1
N12
N9
N10
SENSITIVE RECEPTORS :
SAPAD National Parks
SAPAD Nature Reserves
Private Reserves / Game Farms
AfriGIS Towns / Settlements
National Roads
Provincial Roads
Scenic Routes / Passes ----- Passenger Railways
SA Large Telescope
Square Kilometer Array
Map 6 • Sensitive Receptors
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
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Aberdeen Beaufort West Calvinia Carnarvon Colesberg Cradock Fort Beaufort Graaff-Reinet Laingsburg Middelburg Queenstown Sutherland Victoria West Williston
50km
100km
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m : SANBI NFEPA GIS Data
OORLOGSPOORT
SAK
VIS RENOSTER
GROOT VIS
TARKA TANKWA
KOENAP GAMKA SUNDAYS
KLEIN VIS
KAT GROOT VIS
SCENIC RESOURCES : (with Buffers)
Major Topographic Features
Secondary Topographic Features
NFEPA Major Rivers
NFEPA Major Wetlands
Cultural Landscapes
Map 7 • Scenic Resources with Buffers
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
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Aberdeen Beaufort West Calvinia Carnarvon Colesberg Cradock Fort Beaufort Graaff-Reinet Laingsburg Middelburg Queenstown Sutherland Victoria West Williston
50km
100km
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m : SANBI AfriGIS Data : DEA SAPAD GIS Data
N10
N12
N1 N9 N6
N1 N9
N6
N1
N12
N9
N10
SENSITIVE RECEPTORS : (with Buffers)
SAPAD National Parks
SAPAD Nature Reserves
Private Reserves / Game Farms
AfriGIS Towns / Settlements
National Roads
Provincial Roads
Scenic Routes / Passes ----- Passenger Railways
SA Large Telescope
Square Kilometer Array
Map 8 • Sensitive Receptors with Buffers
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
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Aberdeen Beaufort West Calvinia Carnarvon Colesberg Cradock Fort Beaufort Graaff-Reinet Laingsburg Middelburg Queenstown Sutherland Victoria West Williston
50km
100km
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m
VISUAL SENSITIVITY SYNTHESIS :
VERY HIGH Visual Sensitivity Zone
HIGH Visual Sensitivity Zone
MODERATE Visual Sensitivity Zone
LOW Visual Sensitivity Zone
Map 9 • Visual Sensitivity Synthesis
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
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Aberdeen Beaufort West Calvinia Carnarvon Colesberg Cradock Fort Beaufort Graaff-Reinet Laingsburg Middelburg Queenstown Sutherland Victoria West Williston
50km
100km
Source : SRTM 1arcSec DEM 30m
VISUAL SENSITIVITY SYNTHESIS :
VERY HIGH Visual Sensitivity Zone
HIGH Visual Sensitivity Zone
MODERATE Visual Sensitivity Zone
LOW Visual Sensitivity Zone
PROSPECTIVITY ZONES :
Prospectivity - HIGH Probability
Prospectivity - MEDIUM Probability
Map 10 • Visual Sensitivity and Prospectivity Overlay
MAJOR TOWNS : ABD BFW CAL CAR CBG CDK FBT GFR LBG MBG QTN STH VCW WLS
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