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Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camps

Acute Food Insecurity Classifications (AFIC) and Humanitarian Food Assistance (HFA) data can be uploaded for camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). This page describes the process for preparing and uploading IDP camps to FDW.

Prepare IDP camp uploads

Pre-upload steps

In FDW, IDP camps are attributed to a Source Document and Geographic Unit Set that are specific to the IDP camps for a given country.

For example, IDP camps in Kenya are added to the following:

  • Source Document: FEWS NET: Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), Kenya, Settlements of Displaced Populations.

  • Geographic Unit Set: Kenya - IDP camp Geographic Unit Set

The Data Source Document must exist in FDW before uploading IDP camps.

Add a Data Source Document

Use the following steps to create a Data Source Document:

  1. Go to Metadata Management > Warehouse > Source Documents.

  2. Use the Add Source Document option to add a new Source Document.

    1. Select Geographic Unit Set: IDP Camps for the document_type.

    2. Name the Source Document using the naming convention FEWS NET: Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), <Country>, Settlements of Displaced Populations.

    3. See Source Organizations and Source Documents for more information on the available fields.

The Geographic Unit Set does not need to be set up prior to upload. FDW will use the Source Document name and country to create a new Geographic Unit Set if it does not yet exist upon upload of the IDP camps. Learn about managing Geographic Unit Sets.

IDP camp data upload template

IDP camps are added to FDW using the columns specified below. You can prepare either a CSV file, or a shapefile with the below fields in the attribute table. Staff can access the IDP camp upload template here.

Name: The name of the IDP camp (e.g., Kakuma IDP Camp).

Unit_type: Defines the type of Geographic Unit. For IDP camps, use idp_camp.

Data_source_document: The Data Source Document listed here must match an existing Data Source Document in FDW.

Country: The country where the camp is located.

Parent: The administrative unit that hosts the IDP camp (optional).

Code: The unique identification number, e.g., SOIDP01 for Afgooye camp in Somalia (optional).

Latitude: The GPS coordinates of the camp (optional). If provided, a spatial Point feature is generated and attached to the camp.

Longitude: The GPS coordinates of the camp (optional). If provided, a spatial Point feature is generated and attached to the camp.

Description: A free-text field for any notes, historical context, or details about the camp (optional).

Aliases: A list of alternative spellings or local names for the camp (optional).

Upload IDP camps

CSV file

Use the following steps to add IDP camps using a CSV file:

  1. Go to the main FDW toolbar and select Metadata management > Spatial > Geographic Units.

  2. Select Import Geographic Units.

  3. Use the Choose file button to select the spreadsheet.

  4. Select from the file format options.

  5. Click Submit.

Shapefile

Use the following steps to add IDP camps using a shapefile:

  1. Go to the main FDW toolbar and select Metadata management > Spatial > Geographic Unit Set Version.

  2. Click the Add Geographic Unit Set Version button.

    1. Choose the Geographic Unit Set to autopopulate the Name, Country, and Data Source Document fields.

    2. Use the Choose File button to select the ZIP file.

    3. Click Save.

Edit IDP camps

You can edit IDP camps in bulk using the upload template described above. For example, you can add or edit the coordinates of existing IDP camps. Upload the spreadsheet to Metadata management > Spatial > Geographic Units.