Welcome to GeOC

The Global Geo-Informatics Options by Context (GeOC) tool is designed to support the implementation of sustainable land management (SLM) practices by the international community. GeOC is designed to provide research for development projects and programs, stakeholders and private sector third parties with reliable extrapolation domains to inform decision-making. The platform aggregates many data layers, from many disciplinary projects, allowing multi-disciplinary, holistic approaches to SLM planning and interventions. 

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.