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D8 Open Data for Agriculture Presentation by Perri Al-Riffai, IFPRI
1. Arab Spatial: Development and Food Security
Atlas
IFPRI Headquarters - Washington D.C.
www.ifpri.org
www.arabspatial.org
D8
Open Data for Agriculture Side Event at IFPRI
May 1, 2013
2. Arab Spatial: An online database and web-mapping tool with more than 150
food security and development-related indicators
Arab Spatial Development and Food Security Atlas
3. Who is Arab Spatial for
• Research community
• National agencies that influence policy
and, decision-makers
• Donors and international aid organizations
– Design, implement, monitor and evaluate individual
social investment projects
– Coordinate cross-sectoral investment projects as well as
multi-donor investment projects within geographic units
5. First interactive Atlas for the Arab World
Based on a consistent conceptual framework of
food security for development
Innovative mapping concept and technology
Flexible to accommodate any number of layers at
national, subnational, and pixel levels
Dynamic display of indicators over time
Download of maps (as .csv & .shp) and meta data
(as .xlsx)
Arab Spatial
6. Strengths
Links food security with economic development
Flexible platform that can house a wide range of
variables
– Economy
– Sectoral level
– Household
Provides the “big picture” by mapping multiple
variables in one view
Provides time series data for download
Overcomes data availability limitations
26. Who is Arab Spatial for
• Research community
• National agencies that influence policy and
decision-makers
• Donors and international aid organizations
– Design, implement, monitor and evaluate individual
social (and other) investment projects
– Coordinate cross-sectoral investment projects as well as
multi-donor investment projects within geographic units
27. Geo-tagging projects and surrounding areas
for project M&E
Location of population centers, local markets, and health facilities in Bajil District (Yemen)
Source: Own representation based on 2004-05 HFS data and CSO (2004)
29. Add tools for cross- and inter-country correlation
and trend analyses and comparative statistics (scatter
plots, bar charts, summary tables)
Link to e-libraries for improved use as data sharing
platform
Expand to incorporate country-specific atlases
within the Arab World (Yemen, Egypt and Iraq Spatial) and
beyond
Be part of an all encompassing Knowledge Platform
for the Arab World