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= Blueprint for Baseline Data =

Sahana can store baseline data to help planning:
 * Populations in assess_population

Some of these are available in Wikipedia from published Censuses:
 * Projects/Advanced#WikipediaLocations

== UN Common Operational Datasets ==
 * Guardian: OCHA
 * Source: Government
Live Site:
 * http://cod.humanitarianresponse.info
Background:
 * http://giist.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/cods-1nov10.pdf
 * http://oneresponse.info/resources/imtoolbox/publicdocuments/IASC%20Guidelines%20on%20Common%20Operational%20Datasets%20in%20Disaster%20Preparedness%20and%20Response%201%20Nov.%202010.pdf

=== Humanitarian Profile ===
(disaggregated by admin level and populated place)
 * Internally Displaced
 * Non-displaced affected
 * Host family/resident community affected
 * Refugee
 * Dead
 * Injured
 * Missing

=== Population Statistics ===
 * Total population by admin level (individuals)
 * Total population by admin level (Number of Households)
 * Age
 * Sex
 * Average family size by admin level
 * Unique identifier

==== Sources ====
 * [wiki:UserGuidelinesGISData#GPWv3 GPWv3]

=== Administrative Boundaries ===
(Geographic) Admin Level 1-4
 * Unique identifier (P-Code)
 * Name

==== Sources ====
 * [wiki:UserGuidelinesGISData#DataSources User Guidelines - GIS Data]
=== Populated Places ===
(Geographic)
 * Unique identifier (P-Code)
 * Names
 * Size classification
 * Population statistics
 * Status if capital of administrative division
 * Type (Village, spontaneous settlement, collective center, planned settlement)

==== Sources ====
 * NGA: http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/country_files.html

=== Transportation Network ===
(Geographic)
 * Roads (Classified by size)
 * Railways
 * Airports/helipads
 * Seaports

==== Sources ====
 * !OpenStreetMap: http://downloads.cloudmade.com
 * Google !MapMaker: https://services.google.com/fb/forms/mapmakerdatadownload/
 * http://ourairports.com
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAFIF

=== Hydrology ===
(Geographic)
 * Rivers (Classified by size)
 * Water bodies

=== Hypsography ===
(Geographic)
 * Elevation
 * Resolution

==== Sources ====
 * SRTMv4: http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org
  * ftp://xftp.jrc.it/pub/srtmV4/tiff
 * http://www.vterrain.org/Elevation/SRTM/
 * http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi?request=GetCapabilities

==== Usage ====
 * [wiki:UserGuidelinesGISData#WMS User Guidelines - GIS Data]

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