Independent research atlas

Ararat
Petrosyan

Researcher, editor, and independent scholar working across historical memory, conflict systems, digital cartography, computational complexity, and operational data systems.

A research identity built around one problem: how truth survives inside complex systems. The atlas grew from a long cartographic research arc begun in 2010 and now organized as a public Rust-backed map system: memory, conflict, computation, and evidence are treated as connected territories.

Long-term cartographic work

Fifteen years of notes, sources, and map design

The public atlas is the current interface of a longer research path: Armenian heritage and historical geography notes, war and memory mapping, public data systems, and live geospatial infrastructure are now brought together in one navigable system.

Research arc2010

Early historical geography and Armenian memory mapping notes.

Public web maps2020

Operational public-data maps and pandemic geography interfaces.

Atlas rooms2023

Genocide, heritage, and regional evidence maps move into structured public atlases.

Rust atlas API2026

The system becomes a live, multi-room atlas with Rust-served records and 2D/3D scenes.

Global live atlas

Live Planet Pulse

Watch current earthquake and disaster signals on the world map. Use the layer buttons, open a pulse, and follow severity, place, source, and Yerevan-time updates.

AP public atlas system

Working maps, historical GIS, risk layers, war atlases, and evidence rooms

A public gateway into live maps, historical atlases, Armenia rooms, and operational geography.

Front atlas entries23
Project rooms31
Mapped records1.28M+
Live atlasOnline
Risk, memory, movement, and systems
Cultural Heritage Atlas previewHeritage / memory

Armenian Cultural Heritage Atlas

Monuments, monasteries, churches, fortresses, cemeteries, and source-linked heritage records.

Genocide Atlas previewHistorical memory

Genocide Atlas

Source-aware genocide geography, events, places, deportation routes, and archival dossiers.

Conflict Systems Atlas previewConflict systems

Conflict Systems Atlas

Global conflict event records organized by actors, countries, event types, intensity, and time.

Global Disaster Risk Atlas previewRisk atlas

Global Disaster Risk Atlas

Earthquake, disaster, alert, and public-risk records in a global operational map.

Global Displacement Atlas preview Human geography

Global Displacement Atlas

Refugee, displacement, asylum, origin, host-country, and cross-border movement records.

World Transport Atlas previewMobility systems

World Transport Atlas

Global mobility, city, transport, route, and infrastructure layers.

World City Route Globe preview Route intelligence

World City Route Globe

Interactive route optimization and city-network geography.

COVID World Map previewPublic health

COVID-19 World Map

Global public-health map and historical dashboard context.

American Civil War Atlas previewHistorical war atlas

American Civil War Atlas

Source-aware historical conflict geography and battle records.

Napoleonic Wars Atlas previewHistorical war atlas

Napoleonic Wars Atlas

Campaigns, battles, theaters, and historical geography.

Mongol Conquests Atlas previewHistorical world system

Mongol Conquests Atlas

Empire expansion, campaigns, routes, cities, and Eurasian geography.

Iran-American-Israeli War 2026 preview Current conflict room

Iran-American-Israeli War 2026

Focused event-level public-source conflict atlas.

Russian-Ukrainian War Map preview Current conflict room

Russian-Ukrainian War Map

Event and source layers for the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Syrian Civil War Map preview Conflict room

Syrian Civil War Map

Conflict geography, actors, sources, and event layers.

Gaza War Map preview Conflict room

Gaza War Map

Public-source map room for Gaza war records and layers.

Iraq Conflict Map preview Conflict room

Iraq Conflict Map

Conflict events, infrastructure, and operational records.

Sahel Conflict Map preview Conflict room

Sahel Conflict Map

Regional conflict dynamics and public event geography.

All Maps preview Full index

All Maps

Open the full map room with public atlases, dashboards, archives, and map layers.

Public atlas scale

1,276,558 mapped records

The public map system now presents a live and historical atlas stack: world history, war atlases, Armenia rooms, heritage geography, conflict systems, displacement, transport, disasters, and current live signals.

Open full map room
1,276,558mapped records
25counted map rooms
1,226current live signals
743JSON / GeoJSON files
Largest roomsConflict Systems, World War II, World War I, World History, and World Transport carry the largest public record volumes.
Live layerLive Planet Pulse adds current public signals from four public providers while keeping the interface compact and readable.
Presentation pathStart with the live world map, then open Armenia, World History, WWI/WWII, Heritage 3D, and the full map room.

Computational atlas architecture

Rust API, compressed order, and public maps

This atlas is not a set of isolated pages. It is a complex public cartographic system: records, layers, live signals, historical objects, and thematic rooms are organized through a Rust API and a compressibility hypothesis. The guiding idea is simple: if a vast body of evidence has internal order, then the interface should reveal that order without flattening the evidence itself.

Rust API layerThe system serves map records, public layers, live signals, and atlas rooms through a fast typed backend designed for large geospatial collections.
Compressibility hypothesisThe project treats complexity as structured rather than chaotic: meaningful maps compress many records into readable forms while preserving access to the underlying evidence.
Atlas logicWorld history, war geography, Armenia layers, conflict systems, risk signals, and heritage records are separate rooms inside one shared spatial architecture.
Public interfaceThe visitor sees maps, timelines, records, and layers; underneath, the site keeps the system coherent enough to grow without losing orientation.

Contact

For research correspondence, media requests, and collaborations.