A Rails and Backbone application developed for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum using statistical models to predict atrocity risk by time and location.
The Mission
The Early Warning Project utilizes statistical models from Dartmouth’s Department of Government and the Center for the Prevention of Genocide to forecast atrocity risks across regions and time periods.
The Interface
The application features an interactive map as its central component, serving dual purposes: data visualization and primary navigation. Users can explore blogs, graphs, expert opinion pools, and real-time country concern metrics through this cartographic interface.
As visitors scroll through content, the map remains fixed while updating dynamically with relevant information.
Technology Stack
- Ruby on Rails
- Backbone.js
- Leaflet.js
- Bootstrap
- SASS
- d3.js
- Highcharts
- jQuery
Notable Features
The most technically interesting elements include:
- Persistent map navigation
- Visualization of real-time concern metrics
- Animated SVG flight paths showing instrumented map interactions between countries
Team
- Tim Tregubov - Lead Developer
- Teagan Daly - Lead Designer
- Student Team: Rebecca Leong, Tian Li, Cooper Thomas, Graeson McMahon, Kayla Gilbert
Development spanned approximately two months during winter 2013 at the DALI Lab.