Q: Where can I see if my country of interest has CODs?
A: Inspect the COD Portal or the HDX COD Dashboard.
Q: What are COD geoservices?
A: Many COD-ABs have live geoservices and they are being added gradually to all remaining COD-ABs. These services allow GIS systems to directly consume the most up-to-date COD-AB version into a map or automated system. Once the map with the geoservices is saved, it will load the newest boundaries when re-opened. For more information see COD Tutorial: How to consume COD live services.
Q: How is the Humanitarian Profile COD (COD-HP) used?
A: COD-HPs are integral to Snapshots, Dashboards, Humanitarian Needs Overviews, Strategic Response Plans, SitReps, and all sorts of data analyses.
Q: What is a P-code?
A: A P-code is an alphanumeric place code that uniquely identifies a geographic place including a COD feature independently of feature name variations, language, or spelling. See P-codes and gazetteers.
Q: What is a COD feature?
A: A COD feature is a boundary polygon or location point referenced by a COD. COD-AB and COD-PS datasets normally reference administrative features. The generic term is used to avoid association with administrative level terminology (such as ‘province’ or ‘district’) which varies from country to country and even within a country.