This is a set of scripts to update the FORMA data on the GFW site.
Vizzuality figured out how to use data cubes to visualize detailed spatio-temporal data. This project takes FORMA data stored in a table using our Common Data Model (CDM - see below), and massages it into the format needed for rapid, interactive visualization on the GFW website.
The CDM is a simple format that records points in map-tile coordinates
and stores an occurrence date index. The basic schema is x,y,z,p,
where x, y and z are map tile coordinates, and p is the period
index. For FORMA data, this is a monthly period index where 0 is
January 2000. In practice, we usually include a few more fields like
latitude, longitude, and iso code, just for convenience and
quick/dirty data exploration and visualization.