COD-AB geoservices

Overview

COD documentation makes frequent reference to the Carl Vinson Institute of Government's Office of Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS), which is a leader in GIS innovation and is part of the University of Georgia.

In the context of CODs, “ITOS” refers to the team there that that performs validation, standardization, and geoservices and API support for administrative boundary common operational datasets (COD-AB) and edge-matched common operational datasets (COD-EM).

Originally created to modernize Georgia's legislative redistricting process, Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) serves enterprises in the governmental, nonprofit, and service delivery sectors. From the outset, ITOS has been a leader in geographic information systems (GIS) and associated technologies. The funding for ITOS to conduct this work is provided by the US Agency for International Development / Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.

In order to improve the quality of COD-AB datasets, OCHA FIS has partnered with ITOS to support OCHA country and regional offices with the processing and formatting.  This processes is guided by the OCHA Information Management Officer; ITOS does not make any changes (attribute or spatial) without consent from the IMO responsible for CODs.  In addition, ITOS helps to process COD-Populated Places upon request.

ITOS also provides the added value of creating web services (feature and map services) for the COD-ABs. The schema for live services was originally designed to be consistent with HXL, while the schema for CODs delivered as shapefiles adheres to the restriction that shapefile attribution fields are limited to 10 characters or less.

The scope of ITOS services is outlined in the following document: SOP - COD Processing Services Scope between ITOS and OCHA. See the ITOS process page for some of the details of  this process.

OCHA is committed to processing COD-ABs in the countries in columns (A+ and A) in focus Core COD countries

Current Status of COD Services

About the Process:

•   See ITOS Process page for more details

•    FAQs https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/cod-services/faqs

Process Documentation:

• COD Services Process Flow (infographic)

• Prezi presentation on COD service: what to expect and what is happening to the datasets: 

• The COD Services update process: Better data for better decision in response. Short walk through the process of COD 

• COD Evaluation and candidate creation.  Explains the detailed ITOS process of creating Candidate layers 

• Description of COD process in 2 simple pdf pages

For developers: 

• How to consume COD Services

• ITOS COD Services  

• COD Schema

For more information contact: 
gist-admin@itos.uga.edu  and/or ocha-fis-data@un.org

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