2.0
- Area statistics per dataset (per date over the download extent,
computed locally): average, median, mode, min, max, standard
deviation, a configurable lower/upper percentile pair, a rank, and the
area holding data (in km2 and as a percentage of the extent). Rasters
with no data in the extent are still listed as "no data" so it is
clear they were pulled
- Statistics graphing is a set of checkboxes: tick any of Average,
Median, Mode, Min, Max or the percentiles to overlay them on a single
chart per dataset. Output is CSV or a single/per-dataset Excel
workbook, with a configurable number of significant figures
- Optional pre-filter for the statistics: exclude zero values, or set
a lower/upper limit as a value or percentile, applied to the
statistics only or to the saved rasters as well
- A confirmation summary before each download lists the datasets,
dates, extent and the statistics/filter settings in force, so a
setting left on another tab cannot silently reshape the download
- FAO default styles applied automatically: a QGIS .qml sidecar is
written next to every raster (plus the original SLD per dataset). The
continuous colour ramp is fitted to the min/max of the data actually
downloaded across the whole set, so the colours span your area instead
of the dataset's full global range
- Migrated from the decommissioned WaPOR v1 API (io.apps.fao.org) to
the FAO GISMGR 2.0 API (data.apps.fao.org)
- Added access to the WaPOR version 3 datasets (WAPOR-3 workspace)
- WaPOR v2 data remains available through the WAPOR-2 workspace
- No API token / sign-up required anymore
- Downloads read spatial subsets of Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs directly
(no more server-side crop jobs), which is faster and more reliable
- Parallel raster downloads (configurable worker count)
- Extent from a polygon layer, the map canvas, or a rectangle drawn on
the canvas
- Optional time series stack output per dataset (VRT, NetCDF,
multiband GeoTIFF or GeoPackage)
- Workspace dropdown shows the dataset count, lists empty workspaces
last, and hides access-restricted workspaces (cached, fetched in the
background)
- Access-restricted datasets (private FAO buckets, e.g. ASIS) are
skipped with a clear message instead of failing
- WaPOR Level 3 sub-national data (10-20m) for both WaPOR v3 and v2,
organised by country and site, with a "Show Level 3 sites" map button
- Single-image "maps" (the GISMGR /maps resource: one raster, no time
dimension) are now downloadable too, shown in a separate "Single maps"
branch above the "Map series" branch so each workspace clearly shows
which datasets are time series and which are single images (unlocks
AQUASTAT, GAEZ, GLOSIS, land cover and many other previously hidden
FAO layers). All selected single maps are saved together in one
"Single maps" folder (one file each)
- Workspace dataset counts now include single maps, so map-only
workspaces (e.g. AQUASTAT) are no longer shown as empty
- "Show coverage on map" now names each traced layer after the dataset
it came from, and when a dataset has no overview to preview it
downloads the full raster and traces that instead of falling back to
the bounding box
- "Show coverage on map" now also traces single-image maps
(reprojected to the map CRS); when only Level 3 data is ticked it
points to the "Show Level 3 sites" button instead of a generic message
- "Show Level 3 sites" now zooms correctly to the sites whatever the
project CRS (previously could zoom to a tiny area near the origin)
- Right-click any item in the catalog tree to see its
description/metadata (datasets, Level 3 sites, groups and the
workspace itself) - replaces the old double-click. When a dataset
publishes an FAO metadata/documentation page (common on single maps),
the info popup shows it as a clickable link
- "Full date range" reads just the first and last raster of each
ticked dataset (now including Level 3 mosaicsets)
- Default statistics output format is a single Excel workbook
- Tiled "gridded" mosaicsets in non-WaPOR workspaces (RSP
cropland/phenology, CROP-PI crop productivity, THU cropping intensity,
GLASS leaf area index) are now downloadable: shown in a "Gridded
datasets (tiled)" branch, the tiles overlapping your area of interest
are clipped and merged into one raster per date. CROP-PI's crop types
(Maize/Wheat) appear as separate entries. Area statistics and time
series stacks work on the merged per-date rasters too. Workspace
counts now include mosaicsets so these no longer show as empty
- "Refresh workspace list and counts" button in Settings (counts also
auto-refresh about once a day)
- Dataset tree scrolls horizontally for long dataset names instead of
truncating them
- "Show coverage on map" traces the actual data footprint of each
ticked dataset (polygonised from a low-resolution overview) and adds
it to the map
- Larger dialog and tidier layout (widened by about a third so long
dataset names and the catalog tree have more room)
- The dialog is now resizable: drag any edge and the whole layout
scales to fit; the previous size is the minimum
- Scale, offset, unit and no-data handling now come from per-raster
API metadata
- Cumulative dekadal values use the exact number of days reported by
the API
- Option to add downloaded rasters to the map automatically, organised
under a layer group named after the download run with a sub-group per
dataset, so a large batch stays tidy in an existing project
- Cancelling stops the download promptly: queued rasters are dropped
and the few in-flight ones abort mid-read instead of running to
completion
- The progress panel shows the live download speed (MB/s) and an
estimated time remaining
- Errors are reported in cross-platform message boxes (no more
Windows-only popups)

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