3. HOW DOES IT WORK?
âą retrieve info from the GDELT DB
âą select events based on location
âą uses a Kernel Density Estimation
The
GDELT
Project
Events: kill, arrest, kidnap, etc.
NumArts: # of articles x event
Number: # of people affected
Geo location
The tools
The algorithm
The Data (30 GB)
The Database
Global Database of Events,
Language and Tone
21. EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS
# of Victims
Worldwide victims
reïŹected in at least 4 news
(06/2015-01/2016)
2 victims
âą two is the most frequent
number of victims
âą multiples of ten are
frequent too
#ofVictims
Sundays
It is better to travel
on Sundays