Getting Started Guide

This short guide covers the basics of using the FEWS NET Data Explorer (FDE). Use the Next and Back buttons at the bottom of each page to navigate through the guide.

Introduction to the FDE
1. About the FEWS NET Data Explorer
2. Navigate the FEWS NET Data Explorer
Steps for Using the FDE
Additional Resources

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The FEWS NET Data Platform acts as the central storage location and access portal for data used by FEWS NET for food security and early warning analysis. The Platform is made up of two primary sub-components:

The Data Explorer (focused on data access)
The Data Warehouse (focused on data storage)

This getting started guide focuses on use of the FEWS NET Data Explorer (FDE).

The primary purpose of the FDE is to provide you with easy access to data in the Data Platform. To accomplish this, data is categorized by industry and can be searched and filtered. You can explore and validate potentially relevant data using a combination of visualization tools such as tables, graphs, and maps before exporting it for use.

Note that the FDE does not provide access to all of the data FEWS NET holds. Some data has restricted permissions and some data can only be accessed by using the FEWS NET Data Platform API.

The FEWS NET Data Platform is designed to work with data from the following humanitarian sector components:

Population and demographic
Relief needs estimates and actual deliveries
Market prices
Agricultural production
Nutrition
Cross border trade
Livelihoods

Watch the short video below for an example use case. (1:39)

Reading through the pages in order is recommended as terms and concepts are introduced once and then used throughout the guide. Use the Next links at the bottom of each page to navigate through the guide.

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