AfP's #CreativityInCrisis: Breaking Down Boundaries with geoBoundaries

Join us for a conversation with the geoBoundaries team as they introduce, THE WORLD'S LARGEST OPEN, FREE AND RESEARCH-READY DATABASE OF POLITICAL ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES. This database is an online, open license resource of boundaries (i.e., state, county) for every country in the world tracking approximately 300,000 boundaries across 199 entities, including all 195 UN member states, Greenland, Taiwan, Niue, and Kosovo. This boundary-breaking database promises to not only energize sector-wide conflict mapping and data collection processes but also revolutionize the peacebuilding field!

This video will give you a glimpse into the database, how it is being used to assist development and humanitarian efforts, and how it can be used by peacebuilders! Through these series, we hope to inspire a conversation around adaptation and how we, as a community can develop creative solutions to address our shared needs.

GeoBoundaries: https://www.geoboundaries.org/index.html#getdata

This project was realized through the use of the following software:

1. iMovie - https://www.apple.com/imovie/

2. Adobe Software – Adobe After Effects; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Photoshop

3. Zoom - https://zoom.us/

4. QGIS (used for visuals) - https://www.qgis.org/en/site/

Websites mentioned and highlighted in the video:

1. GeoBoundaries - https://www.geoboundaries.org/index.html

2. The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - http://www.ciesin.org/

Royalty free audio for this project were procured from:

1. Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com

2. Raising Me Higher by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/mood/happy/

Royalty free images for this project were procured from:

1. Unsplash - Photo by Andrew Stutesman on Unsplash

2. Unsplash - Photo by Kevin Paes on Unsplash

3. Unsplash - Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash

4. Map Imagery – MapChart | https://mapchart.net/

Royalty free icons used for visuals for this project were procured from:

1. Health by Guilherme Furtado from the Noun Project

2. Village by Komkrit Noenpoempisut from the Noun Project

3. Village by fajar hasyim from the Noun Project

4. mask by Luis Prado from the Noun Project

#CreativityInCrisis logo created by designer Shreya Chhabria | https://www.shreyachhabria.in/

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, changing landscapes and virtual realities are challenges that we all are encountering, not only on a personal but also on an organizational level. Key aspects of our everyday work are so ingrained in physical presence and interaction that shifting our mind frame and operational capacity to a virtual reality is a taxing situation. From a research perspective, these changes can have huge implications for our work. Join AfP as we highlight innovative approaches to tackle these implications, highlighting the methodology used, results obtained, limitations faced, and lessons learned.