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PRIO-GRID
Identification
Hosting Legal Entity
The Peace Research Institute Oslo
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Legal Status
Research organisation
Location
Hausmanns gate 3, PRIO, Oslo, PO: NO-0186 (Norway)
Structure
Type Of RI
Single-sited
Coordinating Country
Norway
Status
Status
Current Status:
Operational
since 1959
Scientific Description
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. Founded in 1959, the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is an independent research institution known for its effective synergy of basic and policy-relevant research. The PRIO-GRID dataset is a grid structure that aids the compilation, management and analysis of spatial data within a time-consistent framework. It consists of quadratic grid cells that jointly cover all terrestrial areas of the world.Each grid cell contains cell-specific information on armed conflicts, socio-economic conditions, ethnic groups, physical attributes, climatic conditions and more.
RI Keywords
Armed Conflicts, Bibliographic database
Classifications
RI Category
Databases
Research Bibliographies
Research Bibliographies
Scientific Domain
Social Sciences
ESFRI Domain
Social and Cultural Innovation
Services
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Date of last update: 09/01/2018