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Humanitarian Information Unit | NiJeL.org Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009 Africa: Conflict Without Borders Google Earth Visualization Dennis King 1 , Lela Prashad 2 , Patrick Meier 3 , Benson Wilder 1 Humanitarian Information Unit - State Department, NiJeL.org, Tufts University

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Humanitarian Information Unit | NiJeL.org

Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

Africa: Conflict Without Borders

Google Earth Visualization

Dennis King1, Lela Prashad2, Patrick Meier3, Benson Wilder1

Humanitarian Information Unit - State Department, NiJeL.org, Tufts University

Humanitarian Information Unit | NiJeL.org

Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

Usual Conflict Map

Humanitarian Information Unit | NiJeL.org

Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

Humanitarian Information Unit | NiJeL.org

Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

Africa: Conflicts Without Borders

Humanitarian Information Unit | NiJeL.org

Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

Africa: Conflicts Without Borders Static Poster Map

Africa: Conflicts Without Borders

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Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

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Africa: Conflicts Without Borders - Google Earth

Humanitarian Information Unit | NiJeL.org

Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

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Africa: Conflicts Without Borders - Google Earth

Humanitarian Information Unit | NiJeL.org

Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

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Africa: Conflicts Without Borders - Google Earth

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Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

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Africa: Conflicts Without Borders - Google Earth

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Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

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Africa: Conflicts Without Borders - Google Earth

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Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

Timeline DemonstrationUnclassified

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Sudan - DRC - Chad Timeline DemoUnclassified

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Future Plans for Google Earth Conflict Map

Link to spatial database for fast updating of conflict areas and attributes

Incorporate other data layers, such as water and natural resources

Build into a browser-based application for easier viewing by the public

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Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

State/INR/HIU collaborative relationships with UN, NGOs,

academia UN – Office of Coordination of Humanitarian

Affairs (ReliefWeb, IRIN, Humanitarian Information Centers), UNOSAT, UNHCR, WFP, FAO, etc.

NGOs – InterAction, Information Management and Mine Action Programs (IMMAP), US Holocaust Museum Genocide Crisis in Darfur Project, NiJeL.org

Academia – Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Tufts University, Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

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Conflicts Without Borders - ICCM October 16, 2009

Thank You and Questions?

Dennis King - [email protected] Lela Prashad - [email protected]