GENERAL IDEA &
GOAL OF THE PROJECT
The project aims to create a data-driven platform for visualizing and analyzing global conflicts and humanitarian incidents. By integrating datasets such as UCDP, ACLED, and AWSD, it combines historical research data with real-time event streams to provide a comprehensive view of global developments.
The platform’s goal is to make complex conflict data accessible and understandable through an interactive map and dashboard. Users can explore events over time and space, identify patterns, and filter by event types or regions.
Ultimately, the project seeks to improve transparency, support research, and bridge the gap between academic data and live information. It also should bring more insights to the previous and ongoing conflicts.
WHAT IS AN
ARMED CONFLICT?
"An armed conflict is said to exist when there is an armed confrontation between the armed forces of States (international armed conflict), or between governmental authorities and organised armed groups or between such groups within a State (non-international armed conflict). Other situations of violence, such as internal disturbances and tensions are not considered to be armed conflicts."
WHAT TIME PERIOD
DO WE COVER?
Our platform aggregates data spanning from 1997 to the present day. This starting point aligns all tracked datasets with the Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD) availability to ensure consistent cross-referencing and valid multi-source analysis.
UCDP State-based, Non-state Conflict and One-Sided Violence
ACLED & AWSD Weekly Updates
Our platform leverages modern web technologies to process thousands of event records in real-time. By combining the academic rigor of UCDP with the comprehensive tracking of ACLED, we provide a holistic view of global instability.
- Real-time Geospatial Mapping
- Temporal Trend Analysis
- Multi-Source Corroboration
INTELLIGENT
INSIGHT
VALUE FOR
SOCIETY &
EXPERTS
Transparency & Overview
- Complex event data (violence, protests, humanitarian incidents) is made visually comprehensible.
- Users can identify spatial patterns, trends, and hotspots such as escalations, emerging conflict zones, or stabilization areas and conflict indexes.
Bridging Research & Real-Time
- Academic datasets (UCDP) provide verified historical depth, while current data (ACLED) add current developments.
- This creates a bridge between long-term research and real-time OSINT.
Use Cases & Application
- Humanitarian Operations: Planning safer aid corridors and risk assessment for field teams.
- Policy Making: Data-driven decision support for regional stability and resource allocation.
- Journalism & Research: Validating reports with cross-referenced multi-source baselines.