Table 3 Attributes of RiceAtlas.

From: RiceAtlas, a spatial database of global rice calendars and production

Attribute name

Unit

Description

Location information

 CONTINENT

 

Continent

 ISO

 

ISO three-letter country code (alpha-3)

 COUNTRY

 

Country name

 REGION

 

Subnational unit: This can be state, province, or district, depending on country

 SUBREGION

 

Subnational unit lower than region

 HASC

 

Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes (HASC) represent names of country subdivisions, such as states, province, and regions

Crop calendar

 NAME*

 

Name of the season

 NUM_CROP

 

Number of distinct rice crop seasons in a year

 PLANT_ST*

Day-of-year

Onset of planting period

 PLANT_PK*

Day-of-year

Peak planting date

 PLANT_END*

Day-of-year

End of planting period

 HARV_ST*

Day-of-year

Onset of harvest period

 HARV_PK*

Day-of-year

Peak harvest date

 HARV_END*

Day-of-year

End of harvest period

 MATURITY*

Number of days

Growing period of rice from sowing to harvesting

 MATURITYS*

Number of days

Onset of maturity duration range

 MATURITYE*

Number of days

End of maturity duration range

 SEED_AGE*

Number of days

Age of rice seedlings at the time of transplanting; 0 for direct seeded; −1 for no data

 METHOD

 

Dominant planting method (direct-seeded, transplanted) for all seasons

Production

 A_TOTAL

ha

Total rice area

 A_S*

ha

Area by season

 A_Jan, A_Feb, A_Mar, A_Apr, A_May, A_Jun, A_Jul, A_Aug, A_Sep, A_Oct, A_Nov, A_Dec

ha

Rice area by month

 P_TOTAL

t

Total rice production

 P_S*

t

Rice production by season

 P_Jan, P_Feb, P_Mar, P_Apr, P_May, P_Jun, P_Jul, P_Aug, P_Sep, P_Oct, P_Nov, P_Dec

t

Rice production by month

  1. * The actual attribute names have suffixes: 1 refers to the main season, 2 for second season, and 3 for third season, e.g., PLANT_ST1, PLANT_ST2, PLANT_ST3.