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Community Contributions

DiCRA provides the means for researchers, developers, analysts, students, and hobbyist practitioners to use its datasets to generate new insights and contribute knowledge back to the platform. We encourage independent analysis, experimentation, and innovation using our data resources.

Contribute to the Knowledge Hub​

Follow the steps below to contribute articles and reports to the DiCRA Knowledge Hub.

Access and Download Data​

  • Use the STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) data catalogue to explore and download relevant datasets from the DiCRA platform.
  • Detailed steps on using the STAC data catalogue are in the STAC section of the User Guide.
  • Select datasets aligned with your research or project objectives.

Use the Data in Your Project​

You can apply the datasets in academic research, climate or risk analytics, model development or validation, methodology improvement, decision-support tools, policy studies, or any other innovative application. There are no restrictions on the domain of application, as long as it aligns with open-source usage guidelines.

Prepare a Detailed Report​

Document your work in a structured case study that follows a consistent template:

  • Context (location, vulnerability type, sector)
  • Intervention (what was done)
  • Implementation (timeline, stakeholders, cost)
  • Outcomes (quantified indicators)
  • Risks / lessons learned, plus do's and don'ts
  • Objective of the study/project
  • Dataset(s) used — ensure the dataset(s) contain all the information mentioned in the Data Sources section, in the exact same format
  • Methodology applied
  • Tools/software used
  • Analysis performed
  • Key findings
  • Visualizations (if applicable)
  • Conclusions and implications

The report should clearly demonstrate how DiCRA datasets were used and what insights were generated.

Submit the Application​

  • Fill out the community contribution application form.
  • Attach your completed report as part of the submission.

Review and Next Steps​

The DiCRA team will review your submission, which can take anywhere between 1 and 4 weeks. If the findings are valid, insightful, and relevant, the team will contact you for further discussion, after which the report will be refined into a formal article published on the DiCRA Knowledge Hub with appropriate citations. This process ensures quality, credibility, and meaningful knowledge sharing within the DiCRA ecosystem.

Collaborate with DiCRA​

DiCRA welcomes collaboration with organizations, institutions, companies, research groups, and government entities to expand its climate intelligence and data accessibility.

Interested parties may collaborate with DiCRA for:

  • creation of new thematic portals or development of specialized dashboards
  • integration of new datasets
  • climate analytics solutions, risk modelling, and decision-support tools
  • sector-specific applications (agriculture, urban planning, insurance, etc.)
  • research and technical partnerships

If your organization is interested in collaborating, send a detailed email to support@dicra.nabard.org with the subject line Collaboration with DiCRA: [Name of Organisation], and include:

  • your organization name
  • proposed use case
  • scope of collaboration
  • datasets or capabilities you wish to integrate
  • technical implementation approach
  • expected outcomes

You can also reach out for collaboration proposals via the community contribution application form.

Cloud Notebook Access​

DiCRA provides users accepted for collaboration with cloud access for compute and processing of the datasets they are working with. This should be requested via the community collaboration form.

The DiCRA team will review your proposal and connect with you to explore feasibility, technical integration pathways, and partnership structure.