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万方数据 万方数据 WEB GIS: CREATINGAN INTERACTIVE MINERALCONCESSIONS MAPOF BOTSWANA A THESIS PRESENTED TO COLLEGE OF EARTH SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CANDIDANCY FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS By ONTIRETSE SBANGO SEBEKEDI CHANG’AN UNIVERSITY XIAN, CHINA Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ma Zhimin (Chang’an University) Internal Examiner: Assoc. Dr. Lei Liu (Chang’an University) External Examiner: Prof. Dong Jiang; (Chinese Academy of Sciences) DISCLAIMER This research was conducted as part of fulfilling the requirements for a masters’ degree award in the School of Earth Science and Resources of Chang’an University in Xi’an, China. The author declares that the materials presented here are original, except for reviewed literature which has been duly acknowledged. All the views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not in any way represent those of the supervisors or the School. Additionally, the author bears no blame or responsibility for any loss or damages incurred as a result of utilization of the findings presented herein. i ii WEB WEB-GIS: CREATING AN INTERACTIVE MINERAL CONCESSIONS MAP OF BOTSWANA ABSTRACT The exploitation of the country’s mineral resources has been a key factor for the development of Botswana since independence in 1966. The Government of Botswana’s main objective for the minerals sector is to continue getting the maximized economic benefits from the sector for the nation while enabling private investors to earn competitive returns. Government policy encourages prospecting and new mine development, and it promotes opportunities for linkages to the rest of the economy to expand value-added activities, especially through downstream processing of minerals, where this is commercially viable. Distributing geospatial information on the Internet is an enforcing factor for information providers. Internet allows all levels of society to access geospatial information, and provide a media fo