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• Amnesty International
• AI was founded in 1961, now has more than 2
  million member in over 150 countries
  
• The AIUSA Crisis Prevention and Response Center
  engages on methods of conflict prevention and
  responses to human rights crises
  
• Traditional reporting advocacy is supplemented
  by innovative new media

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• Use of Commercial Satellites and GIS
• Captures up to 0.6 meter² resolution, 280 miles
  above earth (destroyed homes, troop movements,
  graves, refugee masses, cattle, water deposits)
  
• Provides secure access to the ground, increases
  situational awareness and facilitates mission
  planning.
  
• Provides visible, concrete proof that compel
  action/advocacy and aid in litigation
  

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PORTA FARM
Before ImageJune 2002
After Image April 2006
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• EYES ON DARFUR (EOD)
• AAAS provided technical expertise and analysis
• EOD is an interactive website, allowing the
  public to examine satellite images and take
  actions focusing on civilians in villages in
  war-torn Darfur and e.Chad
• 3-D satellite evidence of past atrocities
• Villages at Risk utilize images that the viewer
  can analyze and use to take key actions online
  
• The goal is to engage existing and new users at
  their own computers, bringing a deeper
  understanding of the complexities of the
  atrocities.

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• Villages at Risk

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• Interactive
• Features
• Before after comparisons
• At-risk village monitoring
• Video
• Photos
• Up-to-date reports
• Online letter campaigns

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• EOD Reception
• Wide media pick up Al Jazeera, AllAfrica.com,
  Sudan Tribune, The Star, BBC, Washington Post,
  Economist, CBC, Malaysia Sun, Swiss Radio, IT
  News, CNN
• New technology is bringing the conflict in Sudan
  right to our computer screens CNNs Wolf
  Blitzer, 6 June 2007
  
• In a brilliant combination of technologies, AI
  is mixing regularly updated commercial satellite
  imagery with the web to crowd source the
  monitoring of 12 selected villages in the Darfur
  region of Sudan. - e.politics.com, 6 June 2007
• Web traffic 85,000 hits per day, 6 min per
  site.
  
• Chad's Ambassador to the US identified Amnestys
  actions as impacting Chad's acceptance of UN
  forces.
  

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• Conclusion
• Satellite technology is a means for obtaining
  reliable, accountable, objective and relevant
  information, as identified by the 2002 symposium
  
• Note, when employing satellite technology
• Technical limitations
• Must use reliable information sources, analysis
  and verify data
  
• Consider safety of civilians when revealing
  locations
  
• Time will tell if satellite technology/monitoring
  is a deterrent to future abuses

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For Further Information Contact Ariela Blätter

ablatter_at_aiusa.org 1(202) 544-0200 x331
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