Title

Repository for the DSN Geospatial Community June Quarterly Session on 26 June 2026: "Mapping Armed Conflict Dynamics Using Geospatial Technologies"

How to Run

All dependencies and their versions are listed in armed_geotech_env.yml file.

1. Create the Conda environment

Open Anaconda Prompt and navigate to the folder containing armed_geotech_env.yml:

cd path\to\your\folder

Then create the environment (the name armed-geotech26 is already defined inside the .yml):

 conda env create -f armed_geotech_env.yml

2. Activate the environment

Once installation completes successfully, activate it:

conda activate armed-geotech26

3. Activate the environment

It's recommended to have (login) credentials for ACLED and Google Earth Engine (GEE).

Create a .env file in the project root folder (same location as the notebook) and add the following:

GEE_PROJECT_NAME="your-gee-project-name"
ACLED_EMAIL="your_acled_email@example.com"
ACLED_PASSWORD="your_acled_password"

• GEE_PROJECT_NAME: Your Google Earth Engine project name. Register at https://earthengine.google.com.
• ACLED_EMAIL and ACLED_PASSWORD: Register at https://acleddata.com.

Never share your .env file or commit it to version control.

Credits

This project includes code from:

• Ujaval Ghandi: https://gee-community-catalog.org/tutorials/examples/glc_fcs30d_lulc/

Copyright

© 2026. All rights reserved.