1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 What is included in this manual

This manual has been developed to provide general instructions and strategies on how to enter data on large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) into the Land Matrix database.

This document is a manual for data entry and data management on the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) web portal.

It describes how to create and edit cases as well as how to further manage the data. As such it explains the tool.

 

1.2 What is not included in this manual

This manual does not include a description and explanation of the public part of the Land Matrix web platform.

This document is a manual and not a guide. That means it does not contain specifications of all the variables nor any guidance on how to handle real cases and what data to enter.  Further information about the attributes and the handling of data can be found in the ‘Editor guidelines’.

 

 

Please note: This manual should be considered a living document which will be adapted to future software development and improved according to user feedback.