The Alliance for Peacebuilding is excited to announce the release of our next #CreativityInCrisis video that wraps up our GIS series! This final video explores how the geoBoundaries team got started in GIS and HOW YOU CAN ALSO GET STARTED IN IT! Throughout the series we’ve highlighted different GIS techniques and how they were used to enhance programming and facilitate data collection in remote settings. This video also highlights open-source software and tools available to get started in your GIS journey.

geoBoundaries is the world’s largest open, free and research-ready database of political administrative boundaries tracking approximately 300,000 boundaries across 199 entities.

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. Google Earth (used for visuals) - https://www.google.com/earth/

Websites mentioned and highlighted in the video:

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

2. QGIS - https://www.qgis.org/en/site/

3. OpenStreetMap - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/13.07352/12.39505&layers=O

4. Google search - https://www.google.com/

5. Google Maps - https://www.google.com/maps

6. ArcGIS Pro - https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/get-started.htm

7. ArcGIS Story Maps - https://storymaps-classic.arcgis.com/en/

Royalty free audio for this project were procured from:

1. iMovie Audio - Simple

Royalty free videos for this project were procured from:

1. Pixabay - Video by Ruvim Miksanskiy from Pexels

2. Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/videos/silhouette-board-drawn-chalk-human-18399/

3. Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/videos/global-business-map-internet-48092/

4. Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/videos/concept-connect-connection-62497/

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

1. pinpoint by Artdabana@Design from the Noun Project - https://thenounproject.com/term/pinpoint/1853588/

#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.