The following list of new features, updates and bug fixes are included in the latest Sprint 23.09 release to the FEWS NET Data Platform.
New Features
Retain an FDE user’s last domain search until cleared (DATA-2984)
All FDE domain pages now retain the user’s most recent search criteria. Users will see their most recent search criteria applied after refreshing a domain page, moving between pages, and between FDE sessions.
Updates
FDE Updates
Updates to the FDE were completed through the following tickets:
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The pipeline was re-enabled to ingest data into FDW using ComTrade’s new bulk API download (DATA-2948)
To accommodate reporting delays among different countries, data can now be fetched more than once, compared to the current data in FDW, and updated as appropriate. If the data has not been modified for 3 years, it will be published without requiring further checks of the data series. (DATA-2132)
Load Togo Shapefiles in FDW (DATA-3011)
Shapefiles for the administrative boundaries of Togo and an associated relationship table have been added to FDW.
ACLED API Support (DATA-3035)
Adjusted the ACLED pipeline to load all data for all countries into FDW and made it available via an API.
Load Togo Shapefiles in FDW (DATA-3011)
Shapefiles for the administrative boundaries of Togo and an associated relationship table have been added to FDW.
Multi-layer conflict maps
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FDW now has the ability to store and filter information on FEWS NET funded scientific publications.
Bugs
FDE Bugs
Bug fixes for the FEWS NET Data Explorer were completed through the following tickets:
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