Geospatial information for sustainable food systems

Publications

FAO Geospatial Unit (NSL) and FAO Pakistan prepared an Introductory course on Google Earth Engine for land cover classification. The objective of this publication is to document training materials and lessons provided to technicians on operating...
On the 15 January 2022 the underwater Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano, located in the north of Tongatapu (the main island of Tonga), erupted following several minor eruptions over the previous weeks. It was reported...
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target 15.3 strive to achieve a land degradation neutral world. A module is available under the SEPAL platform (https://sepal.io) for monitoring and reporting land degradation in line with the good practice...
This report was prepared by the FAO’s Geospatial unit in the Land and Water Division (NSL) with financial support from SFERA Needs Assessment and Programme Development Window (SFERA GLO 301 MUL - Baby 91). This...
The Global Agro-Ecological Zoning version 4 (GAEZ v4), launched on June 17th 2021, uses well-established land evaluation principles to assess natural resources for finding suitable agricultural land utilization options. It is based on agro-climatic assessments,...