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Viewsheds are an important asset in military analysis for geographers in the war in Afghanistan due to the significantly diverse and rugged terrain of the battlefield. At the simplest level, viewsheds answer the question: "What areas can be seen from this location?" But the same…

IED (Improvised Explosive Device) activity has been a concern for US and coalition troops in the Middle East for more than a decade. This dissertation describes a data collection effort in Afghanistan where IED event data and dismounted friendly force patrol movements were obtai…