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In addition, if someone has friends or family in Ukraine, the site can help give them a picture of where the fighting is relative to their loved ones’ location-even in relation to a specific address.

In addition, the site’s use of a “time slider” enables users to visually understand the answers to that question or another one, such as, “Has the fighting in the East ebbed or increased over the last few days?” If, for instance, one wants to know if the Russians have really pulled back from Kyiv, the site can help answer that because it is being updated daily. The result of this professor-student collaboration-which is typical of the academic experience of many at CGU-is an interactive experience that allows the user to easily and intuitively grasp not only the scale of the fighting throughout Ukraine since February but also to zoom in and investigate areas that may be of interest. “I think the satellite data shows a relatively non-political way of looking at a very political event,” Wagner says. Wagner agrees, adding that they hope their site offers another way for Ukrainians and Russians alike to break through the propaganda that Russia has been spinning about the war and its failures there. A CISAT teaching assistant, Wagner suggested to Hilton that they build a site that could be potentially useful for families seeking information.įor anyone checking on relatives in Ukraine, Hilton says, “We expect these visualizations to have an emotional impact.” Years ago, he worked on a similar project related to traffic fatalities across the United States, and “the response was overwhelming.” He expects the same will happen this time as well. When Wagner witnessed an in-class demonstration by Hilton of the use of data from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors on the satellites, he had an idea. CISAT Professor Brian Hilton (left) doctoral student Will Wagner

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To remedy that problem and provide a more accurate sense of the conflict, Wagner and Hilton have created a free website and app that show the scale of fighting by visualizing the heat signatures recorded by NASA/NOAA satellites. Unfortunately, in this fast-moving war, Wagner explains, detailed maps become quickly outdated, leading many media outlets to use graphics that “go wide and general, and often fail to capture the back and forth we have seen in this war.” On most of these maps-regardless of the outlet-one sees large swathes of red in Ukraine’s north, east, and south suggesting that the Russians have taken over more than they actually have. Why? Because the media’s maps are distorted and seem more like guesswork than an accurate reflection of what’s taking place, they say.

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But these visual aids have been troubling for Center for Information Systems & Technology (CISAT) doctoral candidate Will Wagner and his advisor, Clinical Full Professor Brian Hilton. $99.Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started on February 24, media outlets have used maps of Ukraine to track the invasion for their viewers.It is a privilege to invest in our future together.

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