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Big Data Applications for Climate-Conflict Research

Posted Friday, 10 Jan 2020 by Climate And Conflict

‘Big data’ analytics – the collection and analysis of large amounts of data – is having a transformative impact on scientific research across disciplines. Although there is no single and consistent definition, there are three commonly agreed upon indicators of big data, the three ‘V’s: volume, velocity and variety. Volume refers to the massive amounts… Read more »

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