Clandestine Laboratory in United States
- Media: Canal 11
- Tool: Qgis, Python & Geolayers
- Summary: This investigation mapped more than 10,000 addresses from a DEA database, revealing the locations of suspected drug labs across the United States.
The data exposes geographic patterns of drug production and offers insights into how it intersects with communities nationwide. - Source: DEA
From Dealers to Seizures: Tracing the Geography of U.S. Firearms
- Media: Canal 11
- Tool: Qgis, Python & Geolayers
- Summary: This investigation mapped licensed firearm dealers across the United States using georeferenced data.
The analysis reveals their concentration by region and highlights access disparities across urban and rural communities. The data was cross-referenced with other databases showing the ZIP codes of firearms seized in Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala. - Source: ATF
Mexico: A Country of Child Marriages
- Media: La Lista News
- Tool: Datawrapper
- Summary: At least 153,000 marriages involving minors have taken place in Mexico over the last 11 years. Despite being prohibited, collusion with local authorities has emerged to force these unions.
- Source: Civil Registry Offices
Data experts evaluate how the Health Ministry has reported on COVID-19 in Mexico.
- Media: Animal Político
- Tool: Qgis, Carto
- Summary: The battle against COVID-19 is also being fought with Excel spreadsheets, maps, graphs, and mathematical calculations. The data science community has strived to obtain as much information as possible about the pandemic since its onset in Mexico, in order to process and turn it into useful knowledge that can help both authorities and citizens make better decisions.
- Source: Ministry of Health