Content Comparison

You can search by various criteria including:

• Data source document: name and organization

• Data series: name, description, and metadata

Learn more about search functionality in FDE.

You can filter the available data series using one or more of the following criteria:

• Period: Filters by the collection/reporting period.

  • Start date: Returns all data series starting on or before this date.

  • End date: Returns all data series ending on or after this date.

• Geographic*: Filters by crop location. This filter aggregates items into a multi-level lists (e.g., admin 1 units are aggregated into countries, which are aggregated into regions). Selecting the higher-level item in the list will automatically select all the lower-level items in the list.

• Geo Aggregation*: Filters by type of geographic unit which is a geographic area or point such as a portion of a country or other region delineated for a specific purpose, such as an Administrative Unit (Province, District, County, etc.), Livelihood Zone, or Market.

• Product*: Filters by commodity or service, classified using a modified FEWS NET version of the UN CPC v2. This filters aggregates items into a multi-level lists. Selecting the higher-level item in the list will automatically select all the lower-level items in the list.

• Indicator*: Filers by a metric of interest and allows for meaningful comparisons over time. The indicator options for the crop domain are area harvested, area planted, quantity produced, and yield.

• Data Source Document*: Filters by the name of the document used as the primary source of information or data.

*You can search using any of the above criteria marked with an asterisk. You can also search, but not filter, by:

• Data Source Organization: The name or unique numeric id of the organization that provided the data source document.