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Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture
Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA) is a collaborative geospatial platform which provides open access to key geospatial datasets pertinent to climate resilient agriculture. These datasets are curated and validated through collaborative efforts of a large community of data scientists and citizen scientists across the world. The pattern detection and data insights emerging from DiCRA are aimed towards strengthening evidence-driven policy making for climate resilient food systems.
Owner
United Nations Development Programme
Type
web
Licence
MIT
Last evaluated
26.07.2024
Origin country
India
contact
vedant.rastogi@undp.orgRelease date
-
DPG since
28.06.2022
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
N/A
UNDP Digital X
English
Emerging Technologies Wing, Govt. of Telangana, India, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development United Nations Development Programme
* This information is self-reported and updated annually
The objective of the DiCRA platform is to provide free and open access to geospatial datasets through an open digital platform thereby enabling concrete evidence-driven policies and concerted action from all stakeholders involved in sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture. Through geospatial analysis and data-powered positive deviance approaches, the platform informs stakeholders on which farms are more resilient to extreme weather events. Indigenous knowledge is tapped through field validation and ethnography to suggest good practices on climate-resilient farming that are already working well through bottom-up approaches, to feed into large-scale agriculture programs and policies and optimize public investments in climate-resilient agriculture. DiCRA platform, therefore, contributes to SDG 2 to 'End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture'. Specifically, DiCRA contributes to SDG target 2.4 which states 'By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding, and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality. , DiCRA platform contributes to SDG 13 'Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts'. With its objective to enhance climate adaptation measures through data-driven approaches as well as the impact on policies for climate resilient agriculture, the DiCRA platform contributes directly to SDG target 13.1 'Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries' and SDG target 13.2 to 'Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning'.
1. DiCRA platform requires the functionality to allow policy-makers to search for a village or locality to perform analysis on climate and agriculture indicators. This requires an API that allows for geocoding (the process of converting address in text format to geo-coordinates). We explored the use of (open option) OSM Geocoder - Nominatim for this but found that the spatial accuracy and match rate is low for our preliminary area of interest which was Telangana. Hence we have used Google Geocoding API for this use case. In case the developer wishes to deploy the application without using this API, the codebase includes the following module which uses Nominatim instead of Google API. 2. Based on our visual identity and user experience discussions, we have used the CARTO base map public styles (not the proprietary style)as the base map for our map views. It provides a BSD 3-Clause License for the code and CC-BY 4.0 for the design. But it does have the following limitations: -- free usage for up to 75,000 map views per month -- none-commercial services only. This service does not need to enable an API or an account to set up the base map. If the dark theme is not required, the developer can use alternatives quite easily by updating the code base use services such as Open Map Tiles. 3. DiCRA also includes a Satellite View which uses the Google Basemap which requires an account registration as well as setting up of API. But the codebase also includes an option to reconfigure it to use USGS or ESRI Base maps instead of Google service.
Yes
Principles for Digital Development
PII data is collected and stored but NOT distributed.
DiCRA is an open access, open source, open code digital platform that provides geospatial analytics of data sourced from multiple open data sources and analyzed by multiple data collaborators. The platform uses and generates data analysis on natural resources impacting agriculture (soil, water, land, meteorological conditions, etc.) and markets (price fluctuations of agriculture commodities). The metadata standards, data methodology, and analytics are transparently shared on the platform for consumption and feedback by stakeholders in agriculture. Given the non-PI nature of data used and generated by the platform, coupled with transparency & accountability mechanisms built into the design, the risk of harm is reduced significantly. Reference: https://github.com/undpindia/dicra/blob/main/docs/dpg-criteria/criteria-9.md The PII data, however minimal, is stored on UNDP's cloud infrastructure and secured through a multifactor authentication system. There are strictly no 'third party' data transfers of the PII through this platform.
Content is NOT collected NOT stored and NOT distributed.
Yes
Directly there is no interaction between users and contributors through the platform. There is only a moderated interaction between the contributors through our GitHub account. UNDP administrators use features on GitHub such as Report content, Delete content, and Block users to address the safety and security of users connecting/participating in discussion rooms. Please read details here - https://github.com/undpindia/dicra/blob/main/docs/dpg-criteria/criteria-9.md , Code of conduct - https://github.com/undpindia/dicra/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md , Directly there is no interaction between users and contributors though DiCRA platform. There is only a moderated interaction between the contributors through our GitHub repository. UNDP administrators facilitating such discussions use features on GitHub such as Report content, Delete content, and Block user to protect users participating in discussion rooms against grief, abuse, and harassment. Please read the details here - https://github.com/undpindia/dicra/blob/main/docs/dpg-criteria/criteria-9.md
2025-09-22 14:46:23
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:45:23
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:45:18
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:44:48
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:44:13
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 9A. Data Privacy & Security for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:43:48
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:43:13
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:43:06
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:42:33
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:42:29
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:41:53
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:41:18
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:41:15
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:41:04
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:39:00
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:38:13
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:38:07
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:28:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:26:59
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 14:26:32
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 07:22:47
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for DiCRA (12663)
2025-09-22 07:21:22
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) pulled DiCRA (12663) under review
2025-05-27 03:16:27
Ambarish Narayanan (Applicant) submitted application for DiCRA (12663)
2025-05-27 01:30:02
System created a refresher application for DiCRA (11740)
2025-05-27 01:30:02
System created an autofill refresher application for DiCRA (12663)
2024-11-25 14:39:08
Admin (Admin) edited General Information for DiCRA (11740)
2024-11-25 14:38:29
Admin (Admin) edited General Information for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:58:56
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of DiCRA (152) and found it to be a DPG
2024-07-26 15:58:54
System unmarked DiCRA (11740) as a nominee
2024-07-26 15:35:54
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:35:46
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:35:32
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited General Information for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:34:41
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:34:36
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:32:24
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:30:33
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:30:29
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:30:27
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:30:25
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:30:22
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:30:13
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:30:10
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:26:50
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:26:48
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:17:05
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:16:57
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-26 15:11:12
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled DiCRA (11740) under review
2024-07-23 10:23:26
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:23:02
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:22:54
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:21:13
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:20:59
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:20:25
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:18:59
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:18:25
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:18:13
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 5. Documentation for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:02:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:02:20
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:01:13
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:00:58
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 10:00:17
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 09:48:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 09:35:26
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 09:34:55
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-23 09:08:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled DiCRA (11740) under review
2024-07-15 07:02:33
Ambarish Narayanan (Applicant) submitted application for DiCRA (11740)
2024-07-15 06:55:15
Ambarish Narayanan (Applicant) created a refresher application for DiCRA (10647)
2024-06-20 01:30:01
System moved DiCRA (10647) to expired.
2024-04-23 20:51:40
Admin (Admin) modified owner from 53 (Swetha Kolluri) to 4191 (Ambarish Narayanan) for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:36:42
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of DiCRA (152) and found it to be a DPG
2023-06-21 00:36:41
System moved DiCRA (10647) to expired because parent applcation is now DPG.
2023-06-21 00:36:41
System unmarked DiCRA (10647) as a nominee
2023-06-21 00:36:28
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:36:24
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:36:21
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:36:07
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:36:01
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:35:50
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:34:08
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:33:50
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:33:45
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:32:19
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:31:43
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:31:39
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:31:04
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:30:05
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:29:46
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-21 00:29:41
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved DiCRA (10647) to under review
2023-06-21 00:29:37
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) finished consultation on 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-20 10:30:26
Ivan Perdomo (Expert) submitted their inputs on 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (10647) as “input”
2023-06-12 05:33:18
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) requested consultation on 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:29:46
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved DiCRA (10647) to under consultation
2023-06-12 05:29:37
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:29:27
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled DiCRA (10647) under review
2023-06-12 05:29:14
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:28:42
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:28:36
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited Scale of Solution for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:27:59
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:27:52
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited 9C. Protection from Harassment for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:26:45
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:26:16
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:26:06
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:25:56
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:25:41
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:25:28
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:24:33
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited 5. Documentation for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:23:40
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:22:19
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:21:54
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:21:50
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:19:13
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) failed 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:18:28
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:18:12
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:18:09
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited 1. SDG Relevance for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:00:43
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 05:00:25
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for DiCRA (10647)
2023-06-12 04:58:48
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) pulled DiCRA (10647) under review
2023-05-31 17:21:46
() submitted application for DiCRA (10647)
2023-05-25 08:59:06
Swetha Kolluri (Applicant) created a refresher application for DiCRA (10023)
2022-11-01 07:30:48
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