Geospatial data from a 2026 study analyzes the placement of atrocity sites and memory projects in Mauritius. The research, authored by Alyson Reynolds, uses geographic information systems to map these sites relative to population centers. It was published in the Kelebogile Zvobgo Dataverse.
Use Cases
- Analyze spatial relationships between atrocity_sites and population_centers to assess memorial accessibility.
- Evaluate the geographic distribution of memory_sites against truth commission recommendations.
- Conduct proximity analysis to measure distances between memorialization projects and atrocity locations.
- Perform demographic analysis by overlaying site data with population density layers.
Strengths
- Data supports a peer-reviewed academic article on a specific transitional justice case.
- Includes multiple geospatial feature types: points for sites and population centers.
Limitations
- Unknown sample size for the number of mapped atrocity or memory sites.
- Geographic scope is limited to the single country of Mauritius.
- Data completeness and attribute details for each site are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- Kelebogile Zvobgo Dataverse, authored by Alyson Reynolds.
- Collection Method
- Created using geographic information systems (GIS) tools for spatial analysis.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated in March 2026.
- Geography
- Mauritius.