Land Use categories in World Census of Agriculture | Agrisemantics Map of Data Standards

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FAO guidelines for countries to compile ther agricultural census statistics.
The use of these guidelines by member countries ensures that the census results are harmonized and internationally comparable, and allows countries to benchmark their performance against others.
It includes classifications of land use, land tenure, agricultural and irrigation practices.
This classification is also used in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Form

Core information

URL(s):

http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4913e.pdf

Publisher(s) / Maintainer(s):

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Domain(s):

Farms and Farming Systems, Government, Agricultural Law and Regulations

Type of standard:

Classification scheme, Glossary

Describes / models / annotates:

Administration and legislation resources, Land tenure data, Socio-economic data, Farming practices / farm activities, Land use data

Segment of the value chain:

Conditions (weather, soli...)

Investment

Inputs to production

Production

Handling

Additional information

Acronym:

WCA LU

Alternative name:

WCA Land Use categories

Publication year:

2017

Technical information

Format of the data standard:

PDF

VEST / AgroPortal integration

Original source:

VEST Registry

Assessment

An overview of criteria used for the assessment can be found here.

Total score:

1.56

assessment tabs

Fitness / adoption

Complete:

Yes, complete, consistent and granular

Authoritative:

Yes

Largely compatible:

Not clear - N/A

Known:

Yes, very well

Used in software:

Yes, in 1-2 tools

Used in datasets:

Yes, in many, by a few providers

Discoverable:

Yes

Regulatory:

Yes

Endorsed:

Yes, very strongly

Long-term, sustainable:

Yes, reasonably

Participatory, collaborative:

Not clear - N/A

Maintained:

Not clear - N/A

Scores

Avg fitness:

2.67

Avg adoption:

2.44

Usability / openness

Available on the web:

Yes

Versatile:

Served by APIs:

Manageable:

Documented:

Not clear - N/A

Supported:

Not clear - N/A

Testable:

Not clear - N/A

Machine-readable:

Meaningful:

Annotated:

Referenceable:

Linked:

Clearly licensed:

Not clear - N/A

Openly licensed:

Not clear - N/A

Scores

Avg usability:

0.86

Avg openness:

0.29

URI: https://vest.agrisemantics.org/node/20353

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