September 2025 Release Notes
The following list of new features, updates, and bug fixes are included in the latest Sprint 25.09 release to the FEWS NET Data Platform.
New features
Operationalize SMPG Tool in FDW
CHIRPS data used by the Seasonal Monitoring and Probability Generator (SMPG) tool can be ingested into FDW, then used to generate visualizations for inclusion on the FEWS NET website. This work includes the following tickets:
Develop a single Highcharts visualization for ensemble (DATA-4185).
Add
period_startandperiod_endparameters to SMPG visualizations (DATA-4636).Handle incomplete raster file downloads in SMPG pipeline (DATA-4637).
Cleanup SMPG chart parameters and fix season start/end choices (DATA-4697).
SMPG pipeline checks recent period dates of individual Data Series (DATA-4729).
Data assets in FDW
The Data Collection asset functionality has been released to production, allowing users to upload files or add links to a Data Collection. Data Collections may now contain Data Points and/or assets. For use cases and guidance about managing Data Collection assets, visit the FDW Knowledge Base.
Updates
Create and assign spatial source documents without breaking existing functionality (DATA-4289)
Created a document_type in FDW for each unique spatial type of data. This can be used by the API to select specific spatial data instead of the BasicGeographicUnitFilterSet.data_type filter, which relies on Source Document names.
Add ipc_area_only queryset method and viewset filter to IPCClassification (DATA-4349)
The show_ipc_only API filter can be applied to the IPCClassification endpoint to limit the data to the main Data Series.
Investigate the new IOM API and update our ingestion pipeline (DATA-4583)
Updated the ingestion pipeline for IOM data to match updates to the organization’s API.
Implement link checker pipeline for HDX (DATA-4649)
A new pipeline helps monitor and correct FEWS NET’s Data Sets on the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) by checking for empty Data Sets, mismatches between the Data Set description and data ranges, and mismatches between the file format metadata and file type.
FDE Updates
The following updates were released to the FEWS NET Data Explorer (FDE):
Updated the file name for downloads from the Crop Domain from randomized characters to “crop_data” in line with other domains (DATA-4405).
Completed work to introduce Topics and Document Types as Data Source search options, as part of upcoming changes to the UI (DATA-4590) (DATA-4619).
The list of Data Series in the Spatial Domain has been corrected to the expected alphabetical order (DATA-4650)
A Document Type filter is now available in the Spatial Domain to help select specific types of spatial data (DATA-4655)
Users can again access the Helpdesk from FDE, including from the Support button and the user profile dropdown (DATA-4611)
Updated the functionality of the built-in tour to launch for new users as expected (DATA-4670).
Bugs
Review ACLED fields=acled error and fix it (DATA-4248)
The FEWS NET API parameter fields=acled, which mimics the ACLED API by excluding FDW’s extra fields, was not working for data extracts. Data can now be successfully retrieved using the fields=acled parameter.
Bugs in FDE
The following bug fixes were completed for the FEWS NET Data Explorer (FDE):
The option to download a chart from the Preview and Customize section of the domain pages was not working. You can now download a chart as a PNG, JPEG, PDF, or SVG file (DATA-4334).
Several permissions related to FDE access were not working as expected. Users now have correct access to domains and updating Data sets (DATA-4562).
The default list of Data Series shown in the Spatial domain was not in the expected order, and maps did not zoom in automatically. Data Series are now ordered by country and name alphabetically and maps zoom in to the selected unit (DATA-4608).
The Reset search button was not reseting the keyword search filter or date filter. The Reset search button now resets all filters correctly (DATA-4648).
An incorrect link in the automated email prevented users from resetting their password. Passwords resets are now functioning as expected (DATA-4656).
The Results valid on date filter in the Spatial domain gave an error when a selection was made. Users can now filter by date (DATA-4676).