Tools and Databases
Learn about what tools can be used and what sources of information and data are available to almost anyone willing to uncover issues affecting communities locally and across borders.
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Data Research Verification
Tracking flights in real time with Flightradar24
A tool that enables users to see real-time information about
thousands of aircraft around the world.
Conflict and Power Access to information
Mapping
Libra: The landsat imagery browser
A tool to browse, sort, and download more than 275 Terabytes of
open Landsat imagery for free.
Access to information Money and Politics
Research
Panama Registry of Companies
A useful resource for journalists and activists tracking corruption
and tax avoidance across borders...
Access to information Money and Politics
Research Data journalism
Yanukovych Leaks
Journalists and activists rescued and digitalised the documents
which led to the impeachment of Ukra...
Mapping
Public Lab: DIY mapping tools
A community, which develops and applies open-source tools for
environmental investigation.
Money and Politics
Research
Ecosystem of Corporate Politicians
Interactive visualisation showing the relationships between
Portuguese politicians and private compa...
Data
Dronestagram
Making drone strikes locations more visible, a little closer and more real.
Mapping
The Land Matrix
A set of data visualisations and a public online database on land grabbing deals.
Money and Politics
Data
Kings of Coal
An interactive website that can help you stop harmful energy
projects financed by the European Union...
Research Mapping Satellite Imagery Data
Google Earth Outreach
Tools to create visualisations and tell their stories using Google Earth.
Conflict and Power
Mapping Data journalism
The Migrants Files
A database that contains information on 27,000 migrants who died on
their way to Europe since 2000.
Money and Politics Access to information
Research
LittleSis
A free database of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government.
Money and Politics
Data Research
They Rule
A website offering interactive visualisations on the biggest
American corporations.
Access to information Money and Politics
WikiLeaks
An overview of the WikiLeaks library, launched by Julian Assange in 2006.
Money and Politics Access to information
Data Research
OpenCorporates: the largest open database of the corporate world
OpenCorporates is a database which aims to gather information on all the companies in the world. The...
Investigating Visual Media
Mapping
Mapbox
Create your own user generated maps
Investigating Visual Media
Image Research Verification Metadata
CameraV
A mobile app by The GuardianProject and WITNESS that captures and
preserves the metadata of images a...
Conflict and Power Money and Politics
Data Research
Maltego
A tool that helps to identify relationships and real world links
between people, groups, companies a...
Safety
Tails
The operating system designed to preserve your privacy and anonymity.
Conflict and Power Investigating Visual Media
Mapping Research
PATTRN: A tool to map events
A tool that can be used to collaboratively build a database of
information that enables users to map...
Mapping Satellite Imagery
Quantum GIS
A free and open source tool to create, edit, visualise, analyse and
publish geospatial data.
Safety
Research
Tor Browser
A tool to browse the web securely.
Investigating Visual Media
Data journalism Data
Infogram
An online visualisation tool that allows you to create interactive
charts from your data.
Data journalism Data Research
Tableau Public
A free tool for visualising data.
Conflict and Power Access to information
Data Research
GlobaLeaks
An adaptable platform to acquire information from anonymous sources
and whistleblowers.
Data Research
Visual.ly
A place to showcase your work and find inspiration.
Safety
OTR: A tool to anonymize your communications
Off-the-record messaging (also known as OTR) allows you to have
secure conversations with other peop...
Safety
GPG Encryption for Your Emails
A tool allowing you to encrypt the content of your emails if the
person you write to also uses it.
Mapping Satellite Imagery
Mapknitter, a tool for "stitching" aerial images together
Mapknitter is a free, open source tool for combining and
positioningimages into a composite image ma...
Money and Politics
Data Research
Investigative Dashboard
The Investigative Dashboard was created by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OC...
Safety
Kill Your Phone
Enclose your phone into a Faraday cage to block all incoming and outgoing signals!
Google Fusion Tables
DISCONTINUED - A web application by Google allowing you to gather, visualise and share large dataset...