• Metadata Information
• Resource Identification Information
• Spatial Representation Information
• Reference System Information
• Data Quality Information
• Distribution Information

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Metadata Information

Metadata language: English

Metadata character set: utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format

Last update: 2007-09-21T15:45:50

Metadata contact:

Individual's name: Mirella Salvatore

Organization's name: FAO - GIS UNIT

Contact's position: Consultant

Contact's role: point of contact

Contact information:

Phone:

Address:

Delivery point:

Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 1

City: Rome

Postal code: 00153

Country: Italy

e-mail address: mirella.salvatore@fao.org

Resource Identification Information:

Citation:

Title: Suitability of global land area for rainfed production of cereals (high level of inputs) (FGGD)

Reference date:

Date: 20070920

Type of date: publication

Edition: 1.0

Presentation format: digital map

Themes or categories of the resource: farming

Theme keywords:

Keywords: cereals, crops, rainfed areas

Place keywords:

Keywords: World

Abstract:

The FGGD crop suitability maps at low, intermediate and high levels of inputs under rainfed conditions on global land area are global raster datalayers with a resolution of 5 arc-minutes.  Each pixel contains the 2005 version of the suitability index for rainfed production of the crop or crop group concerned.  The method and crop coverage of each crop group are described in FAO and IIASA, 2007, Mapping biophysical factors that influence agricultural production and rural vulnerability, by H. von Velthuizen et al.

Purpose:

The FGGD Digital Atlas consists of more than 100 global database that allows to analyse food insecurity and poverty in relation to the environment.

Graphic overview:

File name: Map_6_03_s.png

File type: png

File description: thumbnail

Graphic overview:

File name: Map_6_03.png

File type: png

File description: large_thumbnail

Dataset language: English

Dataset character set: utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format

Resource maintenance:

Update frequency: as needed

Resource constraints:

Legal constraints:

Access constraints: copyright

Use constraints: copyright

Other constraints:

Spatial representation type: grid

*Processing environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Spatial resolution:

Dataset's scale:

Scale denominator:

Resource's bounding rectangle:

*Extent type: Full extent in decimal degrees

Extent contains the resource: Yes

West longitude: -180

East longitude: 180

North latitude: 90

South latitude: -90

Other extent information:

Geographic extent:

Bounding rectangle:

*Extent type: Full extent in the data's coordinate system

*Extent contains the resource: Yes

*West longitude: -180

*East longitude: 180

*North latitude: 90

*South latitude: -90

This dataset is contained in Module 6 "Land productivity potential" of Food Insecurity, Poverty and Environment Global GIS Database (FGGD) (FAO, 2007).

Spatial Representation - Grid:

Number of dimensions: 2

Axis dimensions properties:

Dimension:

*Dimension name: column (x-axis)

*Dimension size: 4320

Resolution:

*Distance: 0.083333

*Units of measure: Degree

Dimension:

*Dimension name: row (y-axis)

*Dimension size: 2160

Resolution:

*Distance: 0.083333

*Units of measure: Degree

Cell geometry: area

Transformation parameters are available:

Reference System Information:

Reference system identifier:

Value: GCS_WGS_1984

Data Quality Information:

Scope of quality information:

Level of the data: dataset

Lineage:

Lineage statement:

Distribution Information:

Distributor:

Available format:

*Format name: Raster Dataset

Transfer options:

*Transfer size: 2.676

Online source:

Name of resource: cereal_hig.zip

Online location (URL): http://www.fao.org:80/geonetwork/srv/en/resources.get?id=14084&fname=cereal_hig.zip&access=private

Connection protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

Description: Suitability of global land area for rainfed production of cereals (high level of inputs) - Grid format (2.75 MB)

Online source:

Name of resource:

Online location (URL): http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1075e/a1075e00.htm

Connection protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

Description: Mapping biophysical factors that influence agricultural production and rural vulnerability

Online source:

Name of resource: global_cereals_high_level_inputs

Online location (URL): http://193.43.36.137/ows/14084

Connection protocol: OGC:WMS-1.1.1-http-get-map

Description: Suitability of global land area for rainfed production of cereals (high level of inputs)