Glossary

dek
dekad

The dekad is the base time unit of most of the data present on the Crop Information Portal. It is a 10 day period used to approximate the year to a 360 period, with each month is 30 days (3 dekads) long. For example we refer to the 3rd dekad of January we mean the period between Jan 21st and Jan 31st.

dekad in year

The dekad from the start of the year ( from 1 to 36 ) . i.e. Feb 2nd dekad => 4th dekad in year Formula: dek_in_year = MOD(absolute_dek - 1 , 36) + 1

absolute dekad

the absolute value of the dekad from the year 0. Formula: absolute_dekad = year * 36 + dekad_in_year.

GeoCoder
Geocoding

Geocoding (sometimes called forward geocoding) uses a description of a location, most typically a postal address or place name, to find geographic coordinates. The GeoCoder of the application use Google and Nominatim services to find the address.

json
JSON

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is an open standard format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs. It is the most common data format used for asynchronous browser/server communication (AJAJ), largely replacing XML which is used by AJAX.

CRUD

CRUD (Create Read Update Delete) are the four basic functions of a persist storage.

ReST
REST

Representational State Transfer (ReST) is the software architectural style of the World Wide Web. (ref <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer>)

shape file
shapefile

The The shapefile format is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. It is developed and regulated by Esri as a (mostly) open specification for data interoperability among Esri and other GIS software products. The shapefile format can spatially describe vector features like:

• points
• lines
• polygons