The Global Geo-Informatics Options by Context (GeOC) is a new online GIS tool that allows to define, monitor, assess, co-create knowledge and learn from relevant SLM options that match the social-ecological context at global, regional and national scale. The main unique features of GeOC are:
- It is based on a systems framework scientifically sound and able to cope with the high level of contextual diversity;
- It improves linkages among different scales and kinds of data that are essential for SLM implementation, evaluation and upscaling;
- It provides multiple entry points for diverse needs and preferences of users;
- It offers user-friendly functions in multiple languages;
- It offers online multi-system interoperability;
- It is developed to allow for continuous improvements and customization.
GeOC is the result of the synergic efforts by CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems (CRP-DS),The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), ICARDA Geoinformatics Unit (GU), and is powered by iMMAP, Codeobia, D-Space and Amazon Web Services.