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Using Earth Observation and Geospatial data to plan, monitor and measure water resources
Today around 4,500 children die from water related diseases every day and millions of people don't have access to clean water. Water is...
Alison Hall
Sep 27, 20221 min read


Afghanistan earthquake map
Map showing impact of June 2022 earthquake in Afghanistan and location of houses affected.
Alison Hall
Jun 22, 20221 min read


Will the Taliban's efforts to control drugs succeed?
Will the Taliban's efforts to control drugs succeed?
David Mansfield
Jun 10, 20225 min read


Holding Water to Ransom
How the Kamal Khan Dam is causing violence and conflict between Iran and Afghanistan In 1974 construction of a new hydroelectric dam...
Alison Hall
Apr 26, 20221 min read


Can satellite imagery and geospatial analysis help UN efforts to keep the peace?
“Data and technology – including geospatial technology and satellite imagery – clearly have the potential to improve global peacebuilding...
Alison Hall
Apr 14, 20221 min read


"We inform all farmers that poppy cultivation isn’t allowed after today"
“We inform all farmers…that, poppy cultivation isn’t allowed after today. If anyone cultivates poppy, their land will be eradicated & the...
David Mansfield
Apr 4, 20223 min read


Esri High Impact Award Winner
I am delighted to share the news that Alcis has received an Esri High Impact Award in recognition of the ‘innovation and excellence’...
Richard Brittan
Mar 22, 20222 min read


Banning ephedra and bolstering the rural economy of Afghanistan
The economic crisis is wreaking havoc on the Afghan population. Since the Taliban takeover, the Afghani has depreciated by a third, the...
David Mansfield
Jan 13, 20225 min read


Mind the gap. Taliban interrupt Pakistan's final phase of fence construction to maintain key gap.
Since the Taliban take over in August last year, there has been increasing rhetoric on both sides around the highly contentious fence the...
Richard Brittan
Jan 6, 20222 min read


Drugs and Departures: coping with the economic collapse in Afghanistan
The cost of the economic crisis in Afghanistan will be borne far beyond the country’s borders. The Afghan population is suffering from...
David Mansfield
Dec 7, 20214 min read


So Wrong for So Long
So Wrong for So Long: Estimating Insurgency Funding in Afghanistan and the Political Economy of Reporting
David Mansfield
Oct 15, 20217 min read


People smuggling is booming in Afghanistan
The numbers of migrants departing Zaranj in Nimroz for Pakistan en route to Iran has increased exponentially. Reports indicate most are...
David Mansfield
Oct 14, 20213 min read


How Alcis Research Team Unveiled the Scale of Afghanistan’s Undeclared Economy
‘Geospatial’ is not about surveyors but users, not about imagery but integration, not about data but knowledge. And geospatial knowledge...
Alison Hall
Sep 10, 20211 min read


Taliban finances swelled by proceeds of Afghanistan's shadow economy
Media coverage is growing about how border checks, informal taxation and control over the flow of trade supported the Taliban's recent...
Alison Hall
Aug 23, 20211 min read


Follow the Money – Understanding the local economy in war zones
Border checks, informal taxation and control over the flow of trade played a significant role in the Taliban’s consolidation of power As...
Richard Brittan
Aug 19, 20212 min read


Managing Local Resources and Conflict - the undeclared economy
Value chain mapping and visualisation of the talc, fuel and transit trade in Afghanistan In the areas of Afghanistan where minerals and...
David Mansfield
May 19, 20217 min read


Cross-Sector Geographic Information Management Partnership to support COVID-19
First-ever globally coordinated funding appeal for geospatial activities aims to support COVID-19 vaccine delivery "Rolling out a vaccine...
Alison Hall
Mar 23, 20212 min read


Up to $100 Million Up in Smoke with Further Losses Downwind
Up to $100 Million Up in Smoke with Further Losses Downwind. The Economic Effects of the fire at Islam Qala
David Mansfield
Feb 18, 20219 min read


The New Dealer on the Block
Researching the Rise of Afghan Methamphetamine and its Penetration of International Markets The use of largescale quantitative surveys...
David Mansfield, Alex Soderholm & Nick Thomson
Nov 26, 202016 min read


It's World GIS Day
When was the last time you used a map to get somewhere or learn about a place? Google Maps has changed how we all interact with geography...
Alison Hall
Nov 18, 20201 min read
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