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Title Investigators Project Period
Advancing U.S. CWMD/CWMT Capabilities in Support of the SIGMA+ Program through Development of Anticipatory Human Social Systems Models and Adversary Weapon Selection Decision Processes Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Thomas Guarrieri -
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia Samuel D. Henkin, Marcus A. Boyd -
Expand the Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Database Marcus A. Boyd -
Geospatial Analysis of Terror Finance Marcus A. Boyd -
Investigating Emerging and Near-Future Urban Security Challenges Marcus A. Boyd, Samuel D. Henkin
Open-Source Geospatial Analysis of Criminal Activity Marcus A. Boyd -
Organized and/or Transnational Crime/Drug Cartel Nexus with Illicit Radiological/Nuclear Trade, Smuggling and/or Terrorism in Europe and North, Sahelian and West Africa Amy Pate, John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D. -
PRND Capability Development Framework Mapping John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd -
The Arctic All-Hazards GIS Platform Marcus A. Boyd -
The Road Less Traveled: Bolstering the Absorptive Capacity of Southern Central American States to Facilitate the Southern Flow of Northern Triangle Immigrants Marcus A. Boyd -
Tracking Cartels: Exploiting Open Sources to Identify Trends Marcus A. Boyd, Samuel D. Henkin -
Project Title Publication Date Publication Type
Advancements in Open-Source Geospatial Technologies and the Exploitation by Bad Actors 2024-09-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Advancements in the Connection Between Internet of Things (IoT) and Geospatial Technologies 2024-09-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Catch Them Coming and Going: Probabilistic Pathway Projection to Counter Foreign Fighters 2016-03-01T12:00:00 START Reports
COVID-19's Impact on Business Absorptive Capacity 2021-03-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Geospatial Analysis of Terror Finance 2017-12-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Huachicoleros: Violence in Guanajuato Over Control of Illicit Petroleum 2020-06-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Intersections of Illicit Trafficking and Counterfeit Parts Workshop 2022-01-01T12:00:00 Report
Major Cartel Operational Zones in Mexico 2020-06-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Searching for the Nuclear Silk Road: Geospatial Analysis of Potential Illicit Radiological and Nuclear Material Trafficking Pathways 2016-01-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Southeast Asia after the Caliphate: Identifying Spatial Trends in Terrorism and Radicalization in Malaysia 2020-08-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
The Pits: Violence in Michoacán Over Control of Avocado Trade 2020-06-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
The Violent Rise of Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) 2020-06-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Tracking Cartels: Exploiting Open Sources to Identify Trends 2019-11-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool 2016-03-01T12:00:00 Project Fact Sheet
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool: Project Fact Sheet 2013-09-01T12:00:00 Project Fact Sheet
Why Leave Home 2021-03-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Title Job Title Institution
Adam martin Adam Martin Software Developer, Vexterra Group
Boyd_Marcus Marcus A. Boyd Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START
Director of Graduate Studies, START 		University of Maryland