The data within the warehousing system and those shown in the FEWS NET Data Explorer are structured using flexible metadata settings that help gather the data consistently in time and space. Where possible, we use the following standardization guidelines to define metadata:
Countries: ISO 3166
Currencies: ISO 4127
Products: UN CPC v2
All data viewable within the FEWS NET Data Explorer contain the following standard metadata:
Data Source
Indicator
Geographic Unit
Metadata can also be unique to its domain. For example, a data series in the Price domain contains the following unique metadata:
Product name
Unit of measure
Price type (retail or wholesale)
Currency
Product source (local or imported)