Looking into what geographic data already exists, I came across this South Kivu map by RGC. It is six years old (mise en carte 2009) and offers an overall perspective of the southern region.

RGC (Referentiel Geographique Commun) was created to “avoid dispersion of data, redundancy of actions and incompatibility of sources”. It is administered by two DRC national institutions and many are the members/producers of data (Cluster Logistic, MONUSCO, UNMACC, OSFAC, UNOCHA, UNOPS, ISCO, etc).

The positive side is that the sources are many so perhaps this map could be used as a starting point for mapping the region with more accuracy. The negative side - and major problem - seems to be a lack of validation on the field, which affects its quality.

Has anybody used/seen this map before?