GeoJSON Interchange format for exporting processed spatial layers to the DSS. Glossary List API Endpoint Area of Interest (AOI) Balancing loop / Reinforcing loop BPTK‑Py BPTK‑Py (Business Prototyping Toolkit for Python) CLD (Causal Loop Diagram) Containerization Data Governance / Metadata / Versioning Docker DSRM (Design Science Research Methodology) DSS (Decision Support System) ETL (Extract–Transform–Load) Extreme-condition test Flask Food desert Food security Food swamp GeoJSON GeoPandas GIS (Geographic Information System) Household food insecurity (HFI) Interoperability JSON Jupyter Notebook Jupyter Notebook Linux‑based Infrastructure Microservices Architecture Moderate-Coupling OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) OpenStreetMap (OSM) pgAdmin Population-Weighted Aggregation PostGIS PostgreSQL PostgreSQL Wire Protocol (TCP/IP) QGIS REST / RESTful API SD (System Dynamics) Sensitivity Analysis Simulation Scenario Spatial Food Systems Model (SFSM) SSD (Spatial System Dynamics) Stock and flow Vensim PLE Plus XMILE (XML Modeling Interchange LanguagE)