War Views
= aims to create an easy-to-use front end for the exploration of GIS data on conflict
URL = http://www.icr.ethz.ch/research/warviews
Description
Wiedmann and Kuse, 2009:
"[The] use of geographic data requires specialized software and substantial training and therefore involves high entry costs for researchers and practitioners. [The] War Views project [aims] to create an easy-to-use front end for the exploration of GIS data on conflict. It takes advantage of the recent proliferation of Internet-based geographic software and makes geographic data on conflict available for these tools.
With WarViews, geographic data on conflict can be accessed, browsed, and time-animated in a few mouse clicks, using only standard software. As a result, a wider audience can take advantage of the valuable data contained in these databases […]." (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121670510/abstract)