1. Geo data at WFP
UNGIWG Plenary 2011

2. WFP SDI main Objectives:
Re-use geographic dataset
On-line and off-line access to geographic resources (vector & raster)
Data content normalization (object, names, etc.) semantic interoperability
Sharing relevant information amongst WFP and within humanitarian community syntactic interoperability
Grant data reliability and integrity

3. SDI development areas:
Geo-Database
Technology
System/users governance
Network infrastructure
Integrity & quality control
Future developments

4. Available geo-databases:
Geographic features
Boundaries, Coastlines, Settlements, Elevation, Contour, Depthline, Lakes, Rivers, Canals, Basins, SDWB (Derived Water Body), Anthropic Feature, Built Up Area, Populated Places, Powerlines...

5. Available geo-databases:
Geographic features
Transportation features
Road Network, Railway Network, Waterways, Bridges, Airdromes, Airport, Ports, Entry Points, Obstacles, Bridges, Pumping Station..

6. Available geo-databases:
Geographic features
Transportation features
WFP themes
WFP Offices, Sub Offices, Liaison Offices, Number of Staff, Staff Presence, Security, Food Stocks, Assets, …

7. Population, Land Cover, Irrigated Areas..
Available geo-databases:
Geographic features
Transportation features
WFP themes
Sectoral themes
Population, Land Cover, Irrigated Areas..

8. Available geo-databases:
Geographic features
Transportation features
WFP themes
Sectoral themes
Work in progress:
Emergency
Food vulnerability ….

9. Remote Sensing: Develop internal capacity through ITHACA
Monitor food security at global and country level
Contribute to and be part of the European Emergency Services

10. Emerging areas: Food Cluster Security Climate Change Programme
Business continuity
Emergency Preparedness and Response support to Nat. Gov.
P.I.
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11. Technologies: Open Source based visualization tools
Device independent data access
Field data capture

12. Giorgio Sartori
Emergency Information Management Senior Adviser
ODEP, World Food Programme
Via Cesare Giulio Viola 68-70, Parco de' Medici, Roma, Italia
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