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Who does What Where When' maps or tables. These depend heavily on CODs. 3W information and examples

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Candidate COD

Candidate COD: COD with improved quality and standardization. ('created in  the Process' phase in COD Cycle). Rationale for terms: common terminology in country/region, describe the state of the COD (phase in cycle), used in tagging on HDX. See COD Cycle.

COD

See Common Operational DatasetS (CODs)

COD-AB

See Common Operational Datasets (CODs)

COD-PS

See Common Operational Datasets (CODs)

COD-CS

See Country-Specific COD

COD Cycle

Effective COD development is composed of six COD cycle functions:  1) plan, 2) collect, 3) process, 4) endorse, 5) communicate and 6) maintain.  See Common Operational Dataset cycle.

Common Operational Dataset (COD)

Authoritative reference datasets needed to support operations and decision-making for all actors in a humanitarian response. They provide essential baseline data and data standards that allow humanitarian actors to collaborate, coordinate and exchange information. CODs provide the basis for a common operational picture and a shared situational awareness. .

Core Common Operatioanal Datasets

'See Core Common Operational Datatsets: Administrative Boundary (COD-AB), Population Statistics (COD-PS), and Humanitarian Profile (COD-HP)

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Emergency Response Preparedness

To enhance emergency preparedness within the multilateral humanitarian system, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) has developed the Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP) approach, which was adopted for field testing in August 2015. The approach is based on a review of relief operations over the past decade and enables the humanitarian community to proactively prepare for crises requiring a coordinated international response.


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FIS

OCHA Field Information Services


email ocha-fis-data@un.org

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Humanitarian.id


HumanitarianRespose.info


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ITOS

The Carl Vinson Institute of Government's Office of Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) is a leader in GIS innovation and is part of the University of Georgia.  ITOS provides three services for Common Operational Datasets:  

  1. Vetting and correction of database, attributes, and spatial properties
  2. Configuration and standardization
  3. Preparation and publishing of live services

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KOBO


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Live service

Map and feature services of administrative boundary and populated places Common Operational Datasets (COD-ABs and COD-PP).

See How to consume COD live services.

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