travel safe - martin gascon - web app
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
• retrieve info from the GDELT DB • select events based on location• uses a Kernel Density Estimation
The GDELT Project
Events: kill, arrest, kidnap, etc.NumArts: # of articles x eventNumber: # of people affectedGeo location
The tools
The algorithm
The Data (30 GB)
The Database
Global Database of Events, Language and Tone
EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS
# of Victims
Worldwide victims(06/2015-01/2016)
2 victims
Number of travelers also matters
About me
Martin GasconPhD Nuclear Physics, USC (Spain)Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford UniversityPhysics Research Fellow, Berkeley Lab
Validation - Official Data from Mexico Public Safety office
Information about population for each
Mexican State
Validation - Official Data from Mexico Public Safety office
Information about population for each
Mexican State
Validation - Official Data from Mexico Public Safety office
Information about population for each
Mexican State
EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS
# of Victims
Worldwide victims reflected in at least 4 news
(06/2015-01/2016)
2 victims
• two is the most frequent number of victims
• multiples of ten are frequent too
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Sundays
It is better to travel on Sundays