System/Datasets
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Data type
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Datasets
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Export format
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Coverage
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Spatial resolution
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Temporal resolution
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Update frequency
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Accessibility
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Restrictions and publication notes
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FPMIS
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Tabular
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Information on projects (title, symbol, approved date, objectives, recipient country, operating unit, EOD-NTE dates, donor, source of funding, budget, contacts)
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To be defined
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by project
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n/a
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n/a
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regular
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Not provided with export facilities (?)
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Access by non-FAO staff or institutions must be approved by the ADG/TC
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FAO Procurement Services Database
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Tabular
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Financial record of procured data (Project code, country, order date, date of payment authorization, items, supplied quantities, unit prices, total amount, supplier)
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To be defined
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by project
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n/a
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n/a
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regular
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Only to authorized users of the Oracle Data Warehouse
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Not confidential except for suppliers information
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Publication of database information in aggregated or disaggregated forms should be approved by the Procurement Services Chief
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DAD-IS
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Tabular
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Information on domestic animals (species, breeds, total population, morphological aspects, population trends)
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ASCII, Excel
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Global
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National
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not specified
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irregular
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Downloadable from FAO website in Excel or ASCII formats
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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GLIPHA
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Tabular
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KIMS Mapping application to visualize distribution of livestock diseases and production (based on FAOSTAT)
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ASCII, Excel
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Global
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National
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not specified
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n/a
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Downloadable from FAO website in Excel or ASCII formats
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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Livestock Distribution Database
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Tabular & spatial
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Distribution of bovines, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens
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ASCII & shapefile
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National & sub-national
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1 Km cell-size
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Access to sub-national data to be discussed with AGA
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Fertilizer Database
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Tabular
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Fertilizer types and prices per country
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Excel
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national & sub-national
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national & sub-national
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irregular
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irregular
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Downloadable from FAO website in Excel or ASCII formats
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Not restricted at national level. Availability of sub-national data to be agreed with ESSA FAOSTAT 2
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Global AEZ
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Spatial
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ArcInfo grid
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Global
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5 minutes (~8 Km) cell resolution
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Distributed on CD-Rom
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Not restricted
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Source to be acknowledged for publication
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Land Use
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Spatial
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Shapefile
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National, sub-national
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~ 1:1,000,000
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Will be distributed through FAOSTAT 2
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Soil Map of the World
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Spatial
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Soil types and derived soil properties (dominant and associated soils, slope, texture, etc.)
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ArcInfo grid and coverage
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Global
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5 minutes resolution
1:5,000,000 scale
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n/a
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Not specified
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Distributed on CD-Rom
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Not restricted
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Data source to be mentioned for publication
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ECOCROP1
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Tabular
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Crop requirements (temperature range, growing period, soil moisture, soil depth, soil texture, PH, salinity,crop requirements in relation to crop and soil management types)
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ASCII, Excel
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Not specified
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Distributed on CD-Rom
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Not restricted
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Data source to be mentioned for publication
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WOCAT
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Tabular
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Soil conservation practices by country
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ASCII, Excel
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Global
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National
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Data accessible from WOCAT website
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AQUASTAT
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Tabular
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Water resources (avg. rainfall, renewable water)
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Agricultural and domestic water use (estimates)
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Industrial water use
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Land under irrigation
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Areas under surface, sprinkler and micro irrigation
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Area salinized by irrigation
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Source of irrigation water (groundwater, surface water)
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Arable and permanent crop land
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ASCII, Excel
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Global
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National
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1 year
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yearly
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Downloadable from FAO website in Excel or ASCII formats
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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IES
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Tabular
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List of suppliers, manufacturers and consulting firms for irrigation equipment (supplier name, contacts, type of equipment, description of the equipment, images, standard names)
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ASCII, Excel
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Global
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n/a
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n/a
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Irregularly
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Downloadable from FAO website in Excel or ASCII formats
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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WIEWS
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Tabular
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Not specified
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Global
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National & sub-national
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not specified
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currently irregular
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Not yet available
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Not specified
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GIEWS
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Spatial and tabular
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Rainfall estimation images
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NDVI images
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Crop calendars
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Crop production
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Market prices
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Animal diseases
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Other early warning indicators
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ASCII, Excel
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~ Global
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Continental, national and sub-national
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10 days for images
Not specified for non-spatial data
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10 days for images
Irregular but frequent updates for non-spatial data
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Downloadable from FAO website in Excel or ASCII formats
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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FAOSTAT
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Tabular
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Food Supply (products, quantities)
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Agricultural machinery (types, number in use, number imported, import/export in US$)
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Processed Crops (types, quantities)
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Land Use (total area, agric. area, arable land, forest and wood, pasture and crop land, other land)
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Irrigation (area irrigated)
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Fertilizer (types, import and exports in metric tons and US$)
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Pesticide trade (products, import and exports in US$)
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Agricultural producer prices (products, prices)
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Crops and livestock production (products, imports and exports)
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ASCII, Excel
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Global
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National
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1 year
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yearly
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Downloadable from FAO website in Excel or ASCII formats
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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FAOSTAT 2
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Tabular
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Under construction, similar to FAOSTAT but including sub-national data
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Not specified
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Global & national
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National & sub-national
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not specified
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not specified
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Not yet available
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FISHSTAT+
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Tabular
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Aquaculture production: quantities
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Aquaculture production: values
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Capture production
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Total production
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Fishery commodities production and trade
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Eastern Central Atlantic capture production
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Mediterranean and Black Sea capture production
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ASCII, Excel
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Global
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National
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1 year
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yearly
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Downloadable from FAO website in Excel or ASCII formats
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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GLOBEFISH
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Tabular & reports
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Not specified
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Global
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National
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not specified
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not specified
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Downloadable from FAO website
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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FAOCLIM 2
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Tabular
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Meteorological station information
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Sunshine
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Minimum, maximum and mean temperature
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Daytime/nighttime temperature
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Days with rain
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Global radiation
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Total PET
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Total rainfall
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Relative humidity
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Vapor pressure
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Wind speed
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MS-Access, ASCII
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Global/national/sub-national
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n/a
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monthly
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1 year
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Distributed on CD-Rom
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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DTED0
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Spatial
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Digital Elevation Model (DEM) in raster format
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ArcInfo Grid
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Global
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1 Km cell-size
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not specified
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not specified
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Available at FAO-GIS
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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ARTEMIS
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Spatial
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Meteosat Cold Cloud Duration images
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Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NDVI
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Binary
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Global/national
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4.5 Km cell-size
1 Km cell-size
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10 daily
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10 days
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Available at SDRN; planned to be accessed through GeoNetwork
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GeoNetwork
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Spatial
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Protected Areas of Africa
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Vegetation in Djibouti
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Vegetation in Eritrea
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Vegetation in Ethiopia
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Vegetation in Kenya
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Vegetation in Somalia
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Vegetation in Sudan
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Vegetation in Uganda
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Administrative units in Northeast Africa.
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Global regions used in AEZ
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Global accumulated temperatures (Tmean > 0 C)
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Global accumulated temperatures (Tmean > 10 C)
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Global average annual precipitation.
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Global average annual reference evapotranspiration (Penman-Monteith)
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Global change in number of growing period days at +2°C
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Global change in number of growing period days at +3°C and 10% rainfall
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Global climate constraints
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Global frost-free periods
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Global growing period patterns
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Global length of growing periods
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Global number of growing period days
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Global temperature and radiation limited yield for rain-fed wheat (high inputs)
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Global temperature growing periods
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Global thermal climates
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Global median of terrain slopes
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Landscape in Djibouti
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Landscape in Eritrea
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Landscape in Ethiopia
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Landscape in Kenya
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Landscape in Somalia
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Landscape in Sudan
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Landscape in Uganda
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Agroecological zones of Africa
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Global agro-climatic suitability for rain-fed wheat (high inputs)
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Global agro-climatic suitability for rain-fed and irrigated wheat (high inputs)
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Global agro-climatically attainable yield for 120 day rain-fed grain maize
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Global expected output for single cropping of rain-fed cereals (high inputs)
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Global expected output for rain-fed cereals (high inputs) excluding forests
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Global expected output of rain-fed cereals on land under forest
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Global expected output of rain-fed and irrigated cereals (high inputs)
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Global expected output of rain-fed and irrigated cereals under forest
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Global expected output for multiple cropping of rain-fed cereals
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Global expected output for multiple cropping of rain-fed cereals no forest
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Global expected output for multiple cropping of rain-fed and irrigated cereals
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Global expected output for multiple cropping of cereals excluding forest
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Global expected output for 120 day rain-fed grain maize
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Global expected output for all rain-fed grain-maize
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Global expected output for all rain-fed and irrigated grain-maize
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Global irrigation impact classes
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Global limited yield for rain-fed grain maize
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Global most suitable cereal (physical suitability)
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Global most suitable cereal (physical suitability) excluding forests
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Global most suitable cereal (food energy)
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Global most suitable cereal (food energy) excluding forests
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Global most suitable cereal (value)
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Global most suitable cereal (value) excluding forests
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Global multiple cropping zones - rain-fed conditions
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Global suitability for rain-fed roots and tubers (intermediate inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed pulses (intermediate inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed oil crops (intermediate inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed sugar crops (intermediate inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed cotton (intermediate inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated wheat (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated rice (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated grain maize (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated cereals (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated roots and tubers (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated pulses (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated oil crops (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated sugar crops (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed and irrigated cotton (high inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed crops - maximizing technology mix
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Global suitability for rain-fed crops excluding forests
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Global suitability for rain-fed crops under forest ecosystems
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Global suitability for rain-fed wheat (intermediate inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed wheat (intermediate inputs) at +2°C
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Global suitability for rain-fed wheat (intermediate inputs)+3°C and 10% rainfall
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Global suitability for rain-fed grain maize (intermediate inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed grain maize (intermediate inputs) at +2°C
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Global suitability for rain-fed maize (intermediate inputs) +3°C and 10% rainfall
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Global suitability for rain-fed wheat (intermediate inputs)
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Global suitability for rain-fed grain maize (intermediate inputs)
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Global temperature and radiation limited yield for 120 day rain-fed grain maize
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Dominant soils of Africa
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Problem soils of Africa
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Soil fertility index for Africa
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FAO Classification dominant soil in Djibouti
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Slope class dominant soil in Djibouti
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FAO Classification dominant soil in Eritrea
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Slope class dominant soil in Eritrea
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FAO Classification dominant soil in Ethiopia
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Slope class dominant soil in Ethiopia
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FAO Classification dominant soil in Kenya
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Slope class dominant soil in Kenya
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FAO Classification dominant soil in Somalia
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Slope class dominant soil in Somalia
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FAO Classification dominant soil in Sudan
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Slope class dominant soil in Sudan
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FAO Classification dominant soil in Uganda
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Slope class dominant soil in Uganda
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Global climate, soil and terrain slope constraints combined
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Global soil chemical constraints
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Global soil constraints combined
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Global soil depth constraints
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Global soil drainage constraints
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Global soil fertility constraints
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Global soil texture constraints
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Global terrain slope constraints
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Potential food self sufficiency at high input level in Africa
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Potential food self sufficiency at low input level in Africa
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Global dominant ecosystem classes
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Population density of Africa
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Global population density in 1995
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Global map of monthly precipitation
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Global map of monthly reference evapotranspiration
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Irrigation cropping pattern zones in Africa
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Global map of irrigated areas
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Easily available soil moisture
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Maximum available soil moisture
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African dams
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Inland water bodies in Africa
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Hydrological basins in Africa
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Rivers of Africa
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Length of growing period in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Elevation in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bovine density in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Major farming system of Sub Saharan Africa
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Permanent crop and arable land of Sub-Saharan Africa
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Permanent Crop Area of Asia and the Pacific
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Total population of Sub-Saharan region
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Shapefile, ArcInfo grid
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Global/national/sub-national
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Ranging from 1:200,000 to 1:50,000,000
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Not specified or n/a
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Not specified
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Data downloadable from GeoNetwork site when available
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Not restricted for FAO users
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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TERRASTAT
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Spatial
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Thermal Climates
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Length of Available Growing Period (16 classes)
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Population Density ( Persons/SqKm )
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pH - Topsoil
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pH - Subsoil
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Base Saturation % - Topsoil
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Base Saturation % - Subsoil
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Organic carbon % - Topsoil
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Organic carbon % - Subsoil
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Nitrogen % - Topsoil
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Nitrogen % - Subsoil
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C/N Ratio Class – Topsoil
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C/N Ratio Class – Subsoil
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Cation Exchange Capacity (clay) – Topsoil
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Cation Exchange Capacity (soil) - Topsoil
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Organic carbon pool (kg/m2/m)
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Effective Soil Depth ( cm )
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Soil Drainage Class
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Soil Moisture Storage Capacity (mm/m)
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Easy available water
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Textural class – Topsoil Subsoil
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Dominant Soils
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Soil Production Index
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Media of Terrain Slopes derived from GTOPO30
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Dominant Type of Problem Lands
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Land Classes (AT 2010)
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Suitability for rain-fed Wheat (intermediate inputs)
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Suitability for rain-fed Grain Maize (intermediate inputs)
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Suitability for rain-fed and irrigated Rice (high input)
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Most suitable Cereal (value)
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Potential Grain Production/person – Low inputs
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Potential Grain Production/person – High inputs
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Potential Rainfed Food Production - Low inputs - Yield (T/ha)
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Agricultural Activities
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Overexploitation of Vegetation
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Industrial Activities
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Deforestation, Removal of Vegetation
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Overgrazing
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Water Erosion
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Loss of TopSoil through Water Erosion
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Terrain Deformation through Water Erosion
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Wind Erosion
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Loss of TopSoil through Wind Erosion
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Terrain Deformation through Wind Erosion
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Wind Overblowing
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Chemical Deterioration ( overall )
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Loss of Nutrients
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Salinization
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Pollution
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Acidification
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Compaction, Sealing and Crusting
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Waterlogging
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Subsidence of Organic Soils
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Stable Terrain under Natural Condition
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Stable Terrain with Permanent Agriculture
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Stable Terrain stabilized by Human Intervention
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Non Used Wastelands ( Active Dunes )
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Non Used Wastelands ( Salt Flats )
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Non Used Wastelands ( Rock Outcrops )
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Non Used Wastelands ( Deserts )
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Non used Wastelands ( Ice Caps )
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Non Used Wastelands ( Arid Mountain Region )
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Severity of Human Induced Soil Degradation
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ArcInfo grid & coverage, shapefile
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Global
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~ 1:5,000,000
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Distributed on CD-Rom
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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VMAP0
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Spatial
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Airports
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Canals
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Rivers
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Water bodies
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Capital Cities Point
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Capital Cities Polygon
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Contours & Bathymetric lines
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Linear Dams
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Navigation Hazards
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Spot Elevation Points
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Physiography
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Point Island Features
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Oceans/Seas
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Political Boundaries
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Populated Place Point
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Populated Place Polygon
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Primary and Secondary Roads
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Railway Lines and Yards
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Tertiary Roads
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Linear Transport Infrastructure
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Point Transport Infrastructure
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Shapefile, ArcInfo coverages
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Global
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1:1,000,000
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not specified
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not specified
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Available at FAO-GIS
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Africover
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Spatial
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Land cover
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Agricultural area including major crops
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Hydrology
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Urban land
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Transportation features
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Shapefile & ArcInfo coverage
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East Africa
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1:200,000
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Available in SDRN; data not fully distributed
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To be verified with beneficiary countries
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TCOR Data
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Tabular
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Appeals (Country/Region, Type of Appeal, Date Launched, Period of Appeal, FAO Requirements US$, Total Amount US$)
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Constants (Name, Nationality, Gender, Date of Birth, Languages, contacts, etc.)
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Contracts (Country, Location, Type of consultancy, Project Duration, EOD and NTE, Costs
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Coordination Units (Coordination UnitsID, Country, Area covered, City, Coordinator, Phone Number, Email Address)
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Countries info (Country, Region, World Bank Classification, Total population, Affected population, Reasons, Agricultural/Pastoralist population)
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Donor inputs (Country ID, Desk, Region, World Bank Classification)
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Follow up to emergencies (Country, Date, Disaster Description, Official Request for Assistance, Action Taken, Coordination UnitsID)
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Logs (Log No, Date recorded in TCD, Country Date deadline, Date TCEO)
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Operational responsibilities (Country, Operations Officers, Alternate, Back-up, Staff, Alternate back-up, Coordination UnitsID)
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TCOR Projects (Project ID, Country, Donor Title/Symbol, EOD and NTE Dates, US$ Budget, Objective, Beneficiairies (target), Status, TCA Status, Stage, Month Approved, Year Approved, Final Report Sent, Coordination UnitsID)
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Purchase requisition (Purchase, Requisition ID, Project Symbol, Need by date, Description Unit, Quantity, Unit Price US$, Tender Established, Tender Date, Purchase Order, Purchase order Date)
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Recruitment of consultants (Name, Nationality, Gender, etc.)
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Short briefs (Country, Background and Current Situation, TCOR intervention, Prospects)
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MS-Access
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n/a
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National
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n/a
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regular
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Data not yet distributed
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Not restricted for TC users
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EMDAT - GLIDE
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Tabular
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Disaster data (Disaster No., Country, ISO3_Code, Region, Continent, Disaster Type, Disaster Group, Disaster Subset, Disaster Scale, Disaster Name, Disaster date/time, People Killed or Injured or Homeless or Affected, Damage in US(000´s), Location, Latitude/Longitude, Information Source)
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Disaster summary tables (Country, Code_ADM1, ADM1_Polygon_Name, Total Of Disaster No., Drought, Earthquake, Epidemic, Extreme temp, Famine, Flood, Industrial accident, Insect infestation, Misc accident, Slide, Transport accident, Volcano, Wave/surge, Wild fire, Wind storm)
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ASCII, Excel, shapefile
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Global
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n/a
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n/a
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Regular
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Data downloadable from the EMDAT URL
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Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition
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Tabular
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Date of survey, area (urban/rural), sex, group-year, sampled number of individuals, height/weight (2d, 3d), height/age (2d, 3d), height/age (2d, 3d)
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ASCII, Excel
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~ Global
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National & sub-national
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|
|
|
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LandScan 2001
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Spatial
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Population data in raster format
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ArcInfo grid
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Global
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1 Km cell-size
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not specified
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not specified
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Downloadable from the ORNL website after user registration
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Not restricted
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Publication procedure to be defined
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GLC 2000
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Spatial
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ArcInfo grid
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Global (only partially available)
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1 Km cell-size
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Downloadable from the DAAC site
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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SALB
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Spatial
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Sub-national (second level) administrative boundaries
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Shapefile
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Global
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~ 1:1,000,000
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not specified
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not specified
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Available at FAO-GIS
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Not restricted for internal FAO use
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Publication procedure to be defined
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World Population Prospect
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Tabular
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Period Indicators
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Total Fertility and Reproduction Rate (no. of children per woman)
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Birth Rate
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Life Expectancy at Birth
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Infant Mortality
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Mortality Under Age Five and other Death Rates
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Migration Rates
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Annual Population Growth Rate and Rate of Natural Increase
Stock Indicators
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Total, Male, Female Population
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Sex Ratio
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Dependency Ratio (ratio of population 0-14 and 65+ per thousand population 15-64)
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Median Age
Population By Age/Sex Annual
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Total, Male, Female Population by Age Group
Mortality Indicators By Age
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Total, Male, Female Deaths by Age Group
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Total, Male, Female Population for HIV-affected countries
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Total, Male, Female Deaths in HIV-affected countries
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Infant mortality rate for HIV-affected countries
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Expectation of life at birth for HIV-affected countries
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Male, female expectation of life at birth for HIV-affected countries
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Total, male, female population by age group for HIV-affected countries
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Total, male, female deaths by age group for HIV-affected countries
Zero Migration Variant
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Total, male, female population by Age Group
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Median Age by Major Area, Region and Country,1950-2050 (in years)
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Dependency Ratio by 1950-2050 (ratio of population 0-14 and 65+ per thousand population 15-64)
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Crude Birth Rate by 1950-2050 (per 1,000)
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Annual Population Growth Rate by Major Area, Region and Country,1950-2050 (percentage)
Constant-Mortality Variant
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Total, male, female population by Age Group
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Median Age
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Dependency Ratio (ratio of population 0-14 and 65+ per thousand population 15-64)
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Total, male, female Deaths by Age Group
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Life Expectancy at Birth
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Annual Population Growth Rate
Instant-Replacement Variant
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Total, male, female population by Age Group
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Median Age
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Dependency Ratio by 1950-2050 (ratio of population 0-14 and 65+ per thousand population 15-64)
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Crude Birth Rate
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Annual Population Growth Rate
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Excel
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Global
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National
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1 Year
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2 Years
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Distributed on CR-Rom
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Global Land Cover Characterization database
|
Spatial
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Seasonal land cover regions
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Global Ecosystems
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International Geosphere Biosphere Programme Land Cover Classification
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USGS Land Use/Land Cover System
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Simple Biosphere Model
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Simple Biosphere 2 Model
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Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme
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ArcInfo grid
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Global
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1 Km cell-size
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Downloadable from the USGS website
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Not restricted
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Source to be mentioned when data is published
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