Combined satellite and news data capture unseen aspects of war

TL;DR - A Nature commentary highlights how combining satellite imagery with conflict records extracted from news reports could reveal aspects of warfare that traditional reporting misses. Its potential depends on continued open access to satellite data.

• News-derived conflict datasets have strongly influenced research on patterns of violence.
• Satellite imagery can provide complementary observations where reporting is sparse or incomplete.
• Combining the two data sources could produce a broader picture of wartime events.
• Restricted satellite-data access could limit reproducibility and equitable research.