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Using GIS to Assess Crime Risk

February 27, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS Industry

The use of GIS and spatial analysis has become an important tool in understanding crime patterns.

Geographic pattern of illegal border crossings. Source: Rossmo, et al., 2008).

Using GIS to Fight Drug Trafficking

July 19, 2016By Mark AltaweelSpatial Analysis

GIS has proven to be an immensely useful tool for police interdiction operations and crime prevention. One area, in particular, that has benefited from GIS is combating drug trafficking.

Tutorial: Introduction to Geospatial Analysis in R

Watch this tutorial “Introduction to Geospatial Analysis in R” to learn how to import files into R, overlay layers, reduce spatial extent, select and reclassify values, and make a map.

Lessons From a Viral Map

As public engagement becomes more and more important to society, it’s useful for scientists to know what makes maps and other geospatial content go viral.

Elements of a Map

Map elements such as the map frame, legend, and north arrow are parts of what create a map.

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