Locust Watch (DLIS - FAO)

Data provided by:Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Data accessibility:export map

Link to the data:

• Latest Desert Locust Bulletin
• Desert Locust risk maps
• Desert Locust outbreaks
• Current threats

File type:jpeg, jpeg, txt

Data type:hazard specific data

Hazard:Insect Infestation

Disaster cycle phase:Disaster Risk Management, Response, Recovery

Satellites and Sensors:Aqua, Terra, NOAA-15, SPOT 4, Meteosat-8 (SEVIRI)

Spatial coverage:Algeria, Chad, Eritrea, India, Mauritania, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen

Spatial resolution:250.00

Temporal coverage:Archive, Near-real time

Content dates:2000-present

Technical Specifications:

• Satellite Information for Locust Forecasting

Costs:free

Contact:Contact National Locust Directors and Information Officers

Tutorials on the use of data:Technical Note for Desert Locust product

Restrictions/ Citation of the dataset:

Publications