Agro-informatics

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User guides

Here you will find all the user guides related to the use of FAO Agro-informatics Platform.

FAO AgroInformatics Platform Quick Start Guide
2023

This quick start guide teaches you all the basic information to navigate and use the platform.

BeginnersGeneralGetting Started
Getting started with FAO AgroInformatics Platform
2022

In this guide, you will learn how to use and navigate the AgroInformatics Platform

BeginnersGeneralGetting Started
How to Use the Focus Feature on FAO AgroInformatics Platform
2023

The Focus Feature gives the ability to highlight an area as a country or a more specific zone.

How ToSpecific Features
How to Use Time Function on FAO AgroInformatics Platform
2023

The Time Function gives you the ability to either analyze all the data from datasets regardless of the time or to study the data from datasets for a...

How ToSpecific Features
How to Create and Share a Story on FAO AgroInformatics Platform
2023

The story feature allows you to tell a compelling story using the vast datasets of maps, charts, and tables that are available on the AgroInformatics...

GeneralGetting StartedHow To
Navigate through Time on FAO Agro-informatics Platform
2024

Navigate through time gives you the ability to explore data according to their date, compare data from different periods of time, or analyze evolution.

BeginnersHow To
How to Use Time Function on FAO Agro-informatics Platform
2024

The time function gives you the ability to visualize data from a dataset on a specific date or to visualize all the data from this dataset regardless...

BeginnersHow To
How to Use the Time Dimension (Split Function) on FAO Agro-informatics Platform
2024

The time dimension (with the split function) gives you the ability to compare data from two different periods.

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How to Analyze Data on FAO Agro-informatics Platform – Part 1: Perform Land-Cover Analysis
2024

In this guide, we will learn how to analyze data on a specific area, displaying them into pie charts or tables.

BeginnersHow To
How to Analyze Data on FAO Agro-informatics Platform - Part 2: Perform Time Series Analysis
2024

In this guide, we will learn how to analyze and compare data from different areas by displaying them into charts or tables.

How To
How to Analyze Data on FAO Agro-informatics Platform – Part 3: Deviations from Averages
2024

In this guide, we will learn how to analyze data using the deviations from averages analysis function.

How To
How to Display a Shapefile and Use it for Analysis on FAO AgroInformatics Platform
2023

This tutorial explains how you can display an ESRI shapefile on the geospatial platform and use it for analysis. Note that the shapefile will only exist...

How ToSpecific Features
How to Export Raster Data on FAO AgroInformatics Platform
2023

Raster data is any pixelated data where pixels are associated with a specific geographical location. For each area defined, raster data from datasets...

How ToSpecific Features
How to Give Feedback on FAO AgroInformatics Platform
2023

Giving feedback allows the platform development team to be aware of users’ expectations and problems to build and improve a more efficient and accessible...

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Technical guides

Here you will find all the technical guides related to the use of FAO Agro-informatics Platform.

Administrative Boundaries Data Sharing
2021

Hand-in-Hand (HiH) is an evidence-based initiative, using multi-sectorial geospatial data to address a wide spectrum of problems with a system approach....

Specific Features
The ABCs of APIs
2022

API stands for Application Programming Interface (API)– and the keyword here is interface. In other words, APIs allow two or more digital applications...

BeginnersGetting Started
GeoNetwork Metadata Publishing Workflow
2021

This guide provides instructions for data holders on how to publish metadata information associated with their geospatial resources through the FAO...

Specific Features
FAO-GISMGR Project - GISMGR 2.0 - User Manual
2022

This document, the FAO GISMGR 2.0 WEB UI User Manual, provides information for data owners and supporting officers on using the FAO GISMGR 2.0 Web application...

Specific Features
FAO-GISMGR Project GISMGR 2.0 API Reference
2022

The goal of this document is to provide the reference of the ReST API exposed by the FAO GISMGR 2.0 System. It’s a concise reference manual containing...

Specific Features
How to Add Tabular Data
2022

This document provides guidance on the entire tabular data workflow, including how to create datasets, update tables, and debug errors in the workflow...

How ToSpecific Features
How to Publish Vector Data
2022

This guide aims to help you to publish vector data.

How ToSpecific Features
How to Publish Raster Cubes
2022

This guide aims to help you add raster cubes.

How ToSpecific Features