GFM Product User Manual
This Product User Manual (PUM) is the reference document for all end-users and stakeholders of the new Global Food Monitoring (GFM) product of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS). The PUM provides all of the basic information to enable the proper and effective use of the GFM product and associated data output layers. This manual includes a description of the functions and capabilities of the GFM product, its applications and alternative modes of operation, and step-by-step guidance on the procedures for accessing and using the GFM product.
For further details on the scientific and technical basis of the GFM product, the reader is referred to the Product Definition Document (PDD).
The PUM is organized into the following sections:
1. Introduction
2. Technical overview of the GFM Product
3. Description of the ten GFM output layers of worldwide flood-related information
4. Recommendations and caveats with regard to use of the GFM Product
5. Potential user ecosystem for the GFM Product and other relevant services
6. Product access and dissemination system of the GFM product
7. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
8. Bibliography
9. Annex 1: Professional profile of the Expert Flood Monitoring Alliance
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