Resource Downloads

Full instruction manual
(updated 1 February 2008)

Click here to download the complete SABAP2 Instruction Manual
(First Edition, PDF 1.1MB).

Quick start guide / Kits gids

English version (First Edition, PDF 630KB)

Afrikaanse weergawe (Eerste uitgawe, PDF 648KB) (Posted 17 August 2007)

Field Data Sheets

Click here to download the SABAP2 Field Data Sheets (PDF 105KB).

Field Record Sheets
(updated 30 October 2007)

Download the hardcopy version (PDF 61KB)
- to print and use in the field.

Download the electronic version (Word 215KB)
- to capture your records and email to the ADU.

Additional Information Sheet
(updated 30 October 2007)

Download the electronic version of the Additional Information Sheet (Word 73KB) - to capture any additional information and email to the ADU.

Map resources
(updated 16 July 2007)

Click here to view or download contact information for map suppliers and vendors in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (PDF 26KB).

Explainatory letter for landowners

This letter can be printed and given to landowners or managers to assit in gaining access to private or restricted areas. The letter outlines the basic aims of SABAP2 and how landowners can play an important role in assisting atlasers with their field surveys.

English version     Afrikaans version

Pentad shape files
(posted 30 July 2007)

Click here to download the pentad shape files (ZIP file, 1.6MB). These files are for use with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), e.g. ArcView, OziExplorer, Christine GIS Viewer, etc.

Google Earth files

Click here to download the .kml file of all the pentads within the SABAP2 region. This file needs to be unzipped onto your PC, and loaded into Google Earth.

Note: You will need to change the layers properties in Google Earth to show the boundaries more clearly. Select the layer, right-click with the mouse and select 'Properties'. Select the 'Style, Color' tab, and change the 'Area color' to 'Outline'. Then Select a Line colour and press 'OK'.