Duke sponsored access provides the ability to convert geocoded text files and shapefiles into data sources at the time of upload or any point thereafter. By contrast, the public version does not allow users to create Feature Services, but does allow for the creation of Web Maps data sources from text files containing fewer than 250 features or shapefiles containing fewer than 1,000 features. Data sets exceeding these thresholds will require Duke sponsored access to visualize online.
Online sharing of data and collaboration is a relatively new need that multiple tools are working to fulfill. ArcGIS Online is an excellent option, particularly when online viewing is an important goal. If your online visualization needs are modest, and if you generally prefer to produce maps and edit shapefiles on ArcGIS Desktop, the public version may fulfill your needs. But if the feature restrictions noted above prove prohibitive, Duke sponsored access will provide the flexibility needed for most applications.
In Honduras, violence against politicians and political candidates continued last week, ahead of the general election scheduled for 28 November. In the municipality of San Luis, an unidentified armed man injured a mayoral candidate for the opposition LIBRE in a drive-by shooting on 6 September. Moments before the attack, the candidate had reported that armed men were intimidating members of his party around the offices of the National Register (Once Noticias, 6 September 2021). Most of the reported attacks during this and previous election periods have remained unpunished as authorities fail to investigate such violence (Expediente Publico, 11 February 2021). Local experts have pointed out that these attacks are often related to the contestation of public resources by political elites, as well as the influence of criminal groups to support candidates that favor their criminal activities (El Heraldo, 28 July 2021). Thus far in 2021, ACLED records at least 13 attacks against politicians, candidates, and government officers, resulting in at least nine fatalities. According to the University Institute in Democracy, Peace, and Security, in the nine months prior to the general elections held on 26 November 2017, attacks against candidates and politicians left seven fatalities (IUDPAS, February 2018).1ACLED coverage of Honduras extends back to the start of 2018, so comparison numbers from ACLED in the lead up to the 2017 election are not available, hence why another source is cited here.
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