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GEO Data Portal. UNEP RRC.AP Regional Workshop on GEO/IEA Methodologies Chiang Mai, Thailand 8-11 September 2008. Outline. Background Scope The Portal functionality Global Portal vs. Regional Portal Regional Portal further development. GEO Data Portal Background.
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GEO Data Portal UNEP RRC.AP Regional Workshop on GEO/IEA Methodologies Chiang Mai, Thailand 8-11 September 2008
Outline Background Scope The Portal functionality Global Portal vs. Regional Portal Regional Portal further development
GEO Data Portal Background Initiated in 2000 (GEO-3) Supported the illustrative base of GEO Harmonize data used in analysis Comprehensive and widely-used data collection Authoritative source of data and indicators used by UNEP and its partners to support integrated environment assessments and reports
Scope Environmental and socio-economic data Levels: global, regional, national More than 450 variables Data presentation: tables, graphs, maps Environmental themes: climate, forests, freshwater, etc. Socio-economic categories: education, health, economy, population, etc.
Homepage or go to a regional GEO Data Portal : LAC : Asia & Pacific : West Asia
Data Providers FAO UNEP UNESCO United Nations Statistics Division World Bank WHO and others
Global Portal vs. Regional Portal http://geodata.grid.unep.ch • They have different: • Design • Geographic scope • Data sets They have the same functionality http://geodata.rrcap.unep.org
Regional Portal Further Development Data collection network Data sharing mechanism Data formats Data input from existing reports