Syria trends
Mining underused data
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Deux images sur la même ligne ?
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Syria trends
▻http://www.synaps.network/syria-trends
▻http://www.synaps.network/data/files/organization/147266/image/derivative/scale~1200x1200~screenshot-1505045576-69.png?1502116153
Satellite imagery has been used in various publications to illustrate the magnitude of destruction of Syrian cities such Aleppo, Homs, Dayr Zor and Raqqa. One promising but underexploited form of such imagery is that provided by light signatures: maps that capture the average intensity of nighttime illumination in a given locality. By way of example, Synaps has been exploring a set of free images, representing monthly nightlight averages spanning April 2012 to July 2017, made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce. While such images are by nature abstract and impressionistic, they can nonetheless provide valuable insight into the social, political and economic trends that have transformed—and continue to transform—the country.
