Ollie Ballinger

Oct 25, 2024 | bellingcat.gitbook.io | Ollie Ballinger

URLhttps://unosat.org/productsDescriptionThe UNOSAT Analyses map library includes public analyses, data and other products produced by UNOSAT in response to humanitarian emergencies related to (environmental) disasters, complex emergencies and conflict situations. The map marks 'activations' such as famines, flash floods, fires, complex emergencies, and more.

Nov 15, 2023 | bellingcat.com | Ollie Ballinger

As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to bomb the Gaza Strip, many researchers are attempting to track and quantify the damage to the territory’s buildings, infrastructure and the displacement of the local population. A new tool, originally developed to estimate damage in Ukraine, has now been adapted and applied to Gaza. The tool can estimate the number of damaged buildings and the pre-war population in a given area within the Gaza Strip.

Sep 27, 2023 | cambridge.org | Wim Zwijnenburg |Ollie Ballinger

Hostname: page-component-5d59c44645-kw98bTotal loading time: 0Render date: 2024-02-25T19:19:21.769ZHas data issue: falsehasContentIssue false Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2023 Keywords armed conflictenvironmentremote sensingmachine learningartificial intelligence Type Accountability and Remedies Information International Review of the Red Cross ,Volume 105 ,Issue 924: Protecting the Environment in Armed Conflict , December 2023 , pp.

Jun 23, 2023 | oballinger.github.io | Ollie Ballinger

The purpose of this project is to build a platform capable of delivering accurate and timely damage assessments in the aftermath of natural disasters and armed conflict. The backbone of this platform is a new algorithm that uses open-access radar satellite imagery to detect building damage over large areas, twice per week regardless of weather conditions.

May 11, 2023 | bellingcat.com | Ollie Ballinger

Editors Note: The tool detailed in this article has been developed as part of Bellingcat’s Tech Fellowship program and can be accessed in full . Read Bellingcat’s investigation into grain exports at the Port of Sevastopol here. Ships have been covertly docking at a sanctioned terminal in the Crimean port of Sevastopol since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.