ACLED: Point dataset to illustrate the functionality of geomerge

ACLEDR Documentation

Point dataset to illustrate the functionality of geomerge

Description

ACLED conflict events for Nigeria in 2011 used as example for a SpatialPointsDataFrame available from http://www.acleddata.com/data. The dataset contains timestamped and geo-coded information on individual conflict events.

Usage

data(geomerge)

Format

A SpatialPointsDataFrame containing observations.

Details

The original ACLED "EVENT_DATE" column has been relabeled as "timestamp" in accordance with geomerge conventions.

Author(s)

Karsten Donnay and Andrew M. Linke

Source

http://www.acleddata.com/data

Citation: Clionadh Raleigh, Andrew Linke, Havard Hegre and Joakim Karlsen. (2010). "Introducing ACLED-Armed Conflict Location and Event Data." Journal of Peace Research 47(5): 651-660.

References

Andrew M. Linke, Karsten Donnay. (2017). "Scale Variability Misclassification: The Impact of Spatial Resolution on Effect Estimates in the Geographic Analysis of Foreign Aid and Conflict." Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, February 22-25 2017, Baltimore.


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