{"id":1806237,"date":"2022-03-08T09:53:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1806237"},"modified":"2022-03-08T09:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:54:33","slug":"mapping-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-roundup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/mapping-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-roundup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Roundup #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Content warning:<\/strong> Some of these links contain disturbing images: I\u2019ve marked them with a \u2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>More on the question of whether theatre maps accurately reflect the ground situation.<\/strong> Nathan Ruser\u2019s maps have been used to argue that Russian forces are controlling roads rather than territory, but Ruser complains that his maps are being misinterpreted<\/a>: they were never meant to show territorial control, just troop movements. See also this Twitter thread from Jennifer Cafarella<\/a>, in which she explains the methodology and reasoning behind her team\u2019s maps.<\/p>\n

3D models of bombing damage<\/a>.\u2020<\/strong> Satellite imagery and 3D photogrammetric data are used to create 3D models of bombing damage in Ukraine. [Maps Mania<\/a>]<\/p>\n

A map of attacks on civilian targets<\/a>\u2020<\/strong> with photo and video documentation. [Nataliya Gumenyuk<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Where hot spots are literally hot spots<\/a>.<\/strong> In a Twitter thread, Sotris Valkaniotis shows how military operations in Ukraine show up in Landsat spectral imagery: weapons fire turns up as hot spots showing \u201cvery high temperature in short-wave infrared band.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Ukrainian map of alleged Russian casualties<\/strong><\/a>\u2020 and where they were deployed from. [Michael Weiss<\/a>]<\/p>\n

A map of checkpoint traffic<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> More than two million Ukrainians have fled the Russian invasion. Overwhelmingly, they\u2019re fleeing westward. This map<\/a> shows how busy each border checkpoint is: Polish border crossings are extremely congested. [Kyiv Independent<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kenneth Field has been working on ways to map Ukraine\u2019s refugees<\/strong>. Here\u2019s his most recent iteration<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Update to my illustrative #Ukraine<\/a> refugee map.<\/p>\n

Adds more displaced grey dots to major populated areas.<\/p>\n

Adds same stippled symbology to Russian incursion to indicate fuzziness of invasion (neither lines nor areas).#cartography<\/a> #StandWithUkraine<\/a> \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b pic.twitter.com\/QOyA8RaRi0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kenneth Field (@kennethfield) March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n