The view from space can tell us a lot about life on the ground. Our latest analysis shows how drought, migration, and lost income are pushing many Afghan farmers to the edge — and why clear, data-driven insight is essential for shaping the right responses. www.alcis.org/post/afghani...

📡 Research by @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social & @alcis.org featured by @BBC used #satelliteimagery & #geospatial analysis to reveal how solar-powered irrigation reshaped Afghanistan’s Helmand Valley — transforming livelihoods & straining groundwater. 🔗 BBC’s newsletter: www.bbc.com/newsletters/...

WION (World Is One News) have made a video of the key points of the research by @davidmansfield.bsky.social & @alcis.org so we don't have to! 🔗Our reports here: lnkd.in/eSj-Jij8 lnkd.in/eHjq3RH5. #OpiumEconomy #Pakistan #Afghanistan #DrugPolicy #GeospatialAnalysis www.wionews.com/videos/pakis...

Do take 4 minutes to watch this...this is important insights to developments in this area of Pakistan & Afghanistan

Read now - not behind a paywall (for now) @financialtimes.com report based on reporting by mansfieldintinc.bsky.social & alcis.org #OpiumEconomy #Pakistan #Afghanistan #DrugPolicy on.ft.com/47JdlGu

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@financialtimes.com builds on @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social & @alcis.org reporting & not behind a paywall – read while you can! Covered by 10 other media outlets including: @thetelegraph.bsky.social & @dailyexpressnews.bsky.social #OpiumEconomy #Pakistan #Afghanistan #DrugPolicy on.ft.com/47JdlGu

More opium poppy cultivation in Pakistan than Afghanistan this year? A remarkable development if true! More here: www.alcis.org/post/opiate-...

Poppy cultivation figures from @alcis.org for 2025 covering 6 provinces that were responsible for 80% of cultivation in 2022. Shows increase but not as dramatic as rumoured. Highlights the importance of genuinely mixed methods for generating robust evidence base for policy making

We have been here before... Do you recall the US Military’s Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) strike in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, April 2017? Immediate reporting of the strike's impact was considerably overblown & challenged by @alcis.org at the time, as here: medium.com/alcis-storie...

Patterns of poppy cultivation varied across Helmand province this year. @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social explains in this article (www.alcis.org/post/opiate-...) that in accessible areas, poppy fields remained small & isolated. In remote areas, poppy fields were visible from the road & more contiguous.

Satellite imagery indicate that poppy cultivation will increase in Afghanistan in 2025, but will likely remain at historically low levels. @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social's latest blog: www.alcis.org/post/opiate-... explains that some poppy cultivation in Badakhshan has moved to rainfed areas.

Satellite imagery indicates that poppy cultivation will increase in Afghanistan in 2025, but it will likely remain at historically low levels. More here in @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social's blog: www.alcis.org/post/opiate-...).

Update on the Taliban's drug ban from @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social, looking at factors for continued opiate supplies; inventories in southwest Afghanistan, cultivation in Badakhshan, improved processing techniques, & increases in poppy cultivation in Pakistan in 2025. www.alcis.org/post/opiate-...

An important and timely update from @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social on the significant ongoing impacts of the Taliban's drugs ban across Afghanistan & the region. You won't find this level and quality of analysis anywhere else. www.alcis.org/post/opiate-...

Don't miss this! Understanding Conflict Through Satellite Imagery Great article by @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social in @lawfaremedia.org that sets out how satellite imagery is now an essential dataset for better understanding the reasons for conflict and identifying policy options.

A great synthesis report by David Mansfield, with analysis and products by @alcis.org that brings together the impacts of the Taliban's drugs ban over the last three years. www.euda.europa.eu/publications...

Two policy briefs covering water issues in southwest Afghanistan & flows into Iran from Dave Mansfield & @alcis.org & the potential for further conflicts in the future: Digging an ever-deeper hole: www.xcept-research.org/publication/... Missing the target: www.xcept-research.org/publication/...

A policy brief - for the time poor! This policy brief by David Mansfield & @alcis.org contains considerations & implications resulting from violent clashes between Iranian and Afghan border forces in May 2023. www.xcept-research.org/publication/...

Out now on XCEPT Research website, this new report by David Mansfield & @alcis.org funded by FCDO. It explores the cross-border violence that erupted between Afghanistan and Iran in May 2023 and contains data and analysis you will not find elsewhere. www.xcept-research.org/publication/...

Today’s #WorldWaterDay2025 theme is #GlacierPreservation @alcis.org's storymap explores how communities in the Tropical Andes are at increasing risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) that can destroy communities, infrastructure & ecosystems downstream. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6b23...

Exciting news! Our StoryMap, After the Shocks, is a finalist in the Esri #ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition! 🎉 Our #StoryMap highlights the 2023 Afghanistan earthquakes and their impact on minority communities. Read our latest blog for the full picture: www.alcis.org/post/storymap-success #GIS #Geo

It's brilliant to see how others are using the power of #GIS for sustainability initiatives like @mappedout.bsky.social! Do check out the success story linked below! Want to know how we're using GIS for Good? Check out our page here: www.alcis.org/humanitarian... #humanitarian #ArcGIS #Esri

With the Esri #ArcGIS StoryMap finalists being announced tomorrow, we’re reflecting on our previous entry, which was recognised in the UN WDF #StoryMap competition. We entered #Esri's StoryMap competition with our latest StoryMap: After the Shocks. Take a read: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a160...

Gorgeous interactive story map about Limericks wetlands. I love when stuff like this is commissioned storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/363b...

Need something to listen to besides politics for a bit? Here's a super cool storymap from the Snoqualmie Tribe about the soundscape of our ancestral lands. #indigenous #soundscape #Snoqualmie storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3ba8...

Two extraordinary summaries of the devastating #earthquake sequence around #Turkey and #Syria exactly two years ago. They provide clear explanations and an excellent presentation of the events. #Geology ⚒️ 🧪 www.reuters.com/graphics/TUR... earthquake.usgs.gov/storymap/ind...

Are you a woman working in the field of GIS? Is one of your co-workers excelling in the GIS sphere? Make sure to sign yourself, and/or others, up for the Women in #GIS awards! There are scholarships, grants and free Esri #ArcGIS access up for grabs! #WomeninGIS #Esri

We’re thrilled to announce our place on #GeoAwesome’s Top 100 #Geospatial Companies list for 2025, our fourth year in a row! From award winning #StoryMaps, to supporting disaster response initiatives, 2024 was a year of impact. 🌍 Our latest blog: www.alcis.org/post/2025-top-100

Attending @geomob.bsky.social for the first time! Community focused events like #Geomob play a crucial part in forming connections, in an increasingly #digital world. Congratulations to Helen Mazalon for her awesome presentation! If you missed her presentation: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ca38...

Our team attended @geomob.bsky.social London to watch Helen Mazalon present her #geospatial work with @seedsfordev.bsky.social. Not only was her talk a success, she won Best Speaker! Missed it? Check out her StoryMap, Satellites and Seeds, here: www.alcis.org/story-maps #Geomob

Have you explored our most recent #StoryMap on the 2023 Afghan earthquakes? These earthquakes left significant impacts, destroying lives and infrastructure. Nomadic pastoralists like the Kuchi faced greater impacts, already displaced by past #naturaldisasters. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a160...

Climate-smart agriculture for community resilience was a core theme of our recent StoryMap. At Alcis, we see the importance of using #GIS to improve crisis areas like agricultural resilience in Afghanistan. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2089ecf4b88e4f21b3d2e7a0ad2cb978 #geospatial #humanitarian

Our team is off to London for #Geomob this week! We're excited to hear Helen Mazalon's talk and to see how #GIS is making an impact. 🛰️ Check out the StoryMap for more info: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ca3867611cbc4547a8a14ecaa06d8161 Will we see you there? #Geospatial #Humanitarian

With 2030 on the horizon, we’re using GIS to drive the Sustainable Development Goals forward! For the International Day of Education, check our latest blog to see how #GIS is helping access to education: www.alcis.org/post/education_day How are you celebrating today? Share your thoughts below!

How do you use #Geospatial technologies to inform others on trends and events happening around the globe? We support the #SDG's by providing #GIS to NGO’s like @seedsfordev.bsky.social. 📚Happy International Day of #Education! Read our blog here: www.alcis.org/post/education_day

Today's dissected #GEO term is Fault Lines. Fault Lines = A break in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred. We mapped fault lines in #Afghanistan to assess its heightened earthquake risk following the 2023 quakes. Read our StoryMap for more: shorturl.at/ggUTt #geospatial #ArcGIS

Today's dissected #GIS term is a Choropleth Map. A Choropleth Map = A map showing variations in a single variable. The map below shows the different livelihood levels in Afghanistan through colourful hexagons. We included the map in our #30DayMapChallenge: www.alcis.org/30-day-map-challenge

It's day 2 of breaking down #GIS terms, and today we're looking at #NDVI. NDVI = Normalised Difference Vegetation Index. We've used it to quantify crop health in #Afghanistan, which can be seen through the map below. For more info on agricultural trends in Afghanistan: www.alcis.org/afghan-ag-data

This Friday is World Education Day! We're celebrating by breaking down GIS + tech terms. Buffer: An area within a set distance around specific features. In Uganda, we used buffers to visualise distances between food distribution points and huts accurately. Read our StoryMap: shorturl.at/qM0Cx

Can #GIS and #geospatial analysis aid in developing community, improving agricultural yields, and improving the environment? What if we told you that a recent, #USAID funded project managed to achieve all three? Read our StoryMap, Agricultural Revival in Afghanistan, here: www.alcis.org/story-maps

We use #geospatial data to help in crisis situations, transforming disaster management from risk assessment to recovery 🌍 Our data-driven insights help communities bounce back stronger and more resilient! Check out our webpage here: www.alcis.org/humanitarian-response #HumanitarianResponse #arcgis

Our sympathies are with the victims of the California fires. Out of control fires have caused immense damage to infrastructure and communities, and the loss of life. Check out this interactive map, linked below, which visualises the impacted areas. www.alcis.org #GIS #geospatial #humanitarian

In 2024, we spoke at seven geospatial conferences, connecting and networking with like-minded professionals. Five of our staff members, with little to no public speaking experience, took the stage, showing their ambition and growth! www.alcis.org #DATAFORGOOD #TeamWork #GIS #geospatial

At Alcis, our diverse and skilled team drives innovation, adapting to new GIS technologies and expanding research across multiple continents. Together, we tackle global challenges with expertise and impact. Internally, we value strong #teamwork and communication! www.alcis.org #DATAFORGOOD

We've decided to eXit X and head to BlueSky! We're looking forward to building and contributing to this growing community. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn to stay fully up-to-date on our moves: www.linkedin.com/company/alcis-holdings-ltd/ Visit our website too: www.alcis.org