Glossary and Policies

May 2026 Release Notes

The following list of updates and bug fixes are included in the latest Sprint 26.04 release to the FEWS NET Data Platform.

Updates

Add loading state to Data Source detail page in Data Explorer (DATA-4924)

The Data Source detail pages in FDE now include a spinning loading indicator to clearly indicate when the Data Source details are still being loaded.

Update saved Visualization to use the new Visualization data model (DATA-4936)

FDE users can now access their saved Visualizations under the Search all and Owned by me tabs after creating and saving them in the Builder tab.

API field shortcuts for FDE column display

  • Created a field shortcut for the columns of the Acutely Food Insecure Population Estimates topic page Data Point facts table (DATA-4970)

  • Created a field shortcut for the columns of the Exchange Rates topic page Data Point facts table (DATA-5057)

  • Created a field shortcut for the columns of the Price Indices (Secondary) topic page Data Point facts table (DATA-5058)

Update PIN data on the home page map (DATA-5182)

The home page map on the FEWS NET website was updated to use the FEWS NET population estimates.

Add split by production system (livelihood zone type) to the Crop Production Explorer (DATA-5218)

The indicator-specific Visualizations on the Crop Production Explorer Tool now include the option to filter by the production system.

Update title translations for FIC visualizations (DATA-5256)

The title translations for Acute Food Insecurity Classification maps were updated to reflect recent language alignment guidance.

The period date for composite dashboards can now be set in FDW to default to values such as today or last_month to improve the data that is automatically shown. The order and caching invalidation of the dashboards was also improved.

Bugs

Deep links were not building based on selected filters for a public account. Deep links are now working as expected for all accounts.

Conflict map crashes on Daily schedule with DTM layer (DATA-5202)

The Conflict Map data layers were not rendering when schedule=Daily and selected_data_layers=DTM_INTERNAL_MIGRATION were selected. All schedule options for the DTM Internal Migration layer are now working correctly.

Update chart button does not function on AFIC Visualization builder (DATA-5221)

The Update chart button was unresponsive when applying parameters under the Filters drawer for the Acute Food Insecurity Classifications map builder. Users can now apply changes using the Update chart button as expected.