Common Operational Datasets

COD-AB Standards

The shared rules behind COD-AB: what the data looks like, and how it is produced, reviewed and published.

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Specification

What a COD-AB dataset looks like: the P-code each administrative unit gets, and the fields each layer carries.

  • P-code format
  • Code assignment
  • Change management
  • Field schema
  • Migration
Open Specification 2

Process

How a COD-AB dataset is produced, updated and published, from the twice-yearly review through to release on HDX.

  • Request an update
  • Steps
  • Roles and responsibilities
Open Process
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Governance

How decisions about COD-AB are made, and by whom.

Coming soon