Investigative Dashboard

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Investigative Dashboard is an online platform that helps investigators investigators expose illicit ties that cross borders

URL
https://investigativedashboard.org/
Keywords
database, research support, OCCRP, cross-border, investigative journalism, query, corruption
Project Current Phase
Released
Project Start Date
Launch Date
Most Recent Update
2015
Update Frequency
Thematic Focus
Justice
Issue addressed
Corruption and crime
Geographic Focus
World

Experience

How does a user interact with and navigate the project?

Narrative
Query
Yes
Geographic Map
Timelines
Lists
Yes
Network Visualisation
Yes
Other Visualisation
Raw Data

Description

Summary of the project and its approach


Approach (How?)
The Investigative Dashboard has collated a crowd-sourced database, including public records in multiple languages, and scraped data from business registries and official gazettes. The database and documents are searchable, and the dashboard also allows for visualisation, file management and the opportunity to ask adivce from experts.
Language
Multiple
Commissioner
Google Ideas, Open Society Foundations, USAID
Publisher
OCCRP (US)
Partners
African Network of Centers for Investigative Reporting (ANCIR), the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), the International Center for Journalists, and Connectas in the Americas

Impact

Indicators of reach and impact of the project

Target Audience
Online Audience Reached
Large Network
Twitter
No ( followers)
Publisher's Twitter Followers
4654
Online Rank
Google: n/a Alexa: 1,216,040 OSE Domain Authority Rank: 40 /100 Marketing Grader Rank: 18/100 ()
Online Rank (Publisher)
Google: Alexa:
News Source
Medium
Offline Audience Reached
International
Outcome
The Investigative Dashboard has helped to facilitate multiple investigations, including Khadija Ismayilova's investigation into the use of public funds for personal gain by Azerbaijan's president and his family, and an investigation into Russian construction giant Velestroj
Last updated
23/12/2015
Attempts against the project
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Technology

What tools and code were used to create the project?

Tech Best Practices:
Code Repository
https://occrp.org/
Tool
Database
Frontend
Backend
Data Format
Data Standard
Technical Documentation URL
Technical Architecture Documentation
Schema Documentation
Design Documentation
API Documentation

Data Sources

Data Sources

Team

Team size and expertise

Team Size
Medium
Team Experience
Research
Some
Data Science
Dedicated
Engineering
Dedicated
Design
Dedicated

Project Methodology

What strategies were in place for managing the project?

Project Methodology
Agile
Open Source
No
Open Data
no
Budget
Contracting
Risk Planning
Sustainability Planning

Documented Practices

Documentation about project practices

: https://investigativedashboard.org/about/occrp/

Plan / Project Design
https://investigativedashboard.org/about/occrp/

Practices

How projects handle different aspects of data management

Data Modeling
List
Ethical Collection
Ethical Storage
Data Collection
External Sources
Data Collection
Data Verification
No
Data Cleaning
Expert
Data Analysis
Classification / Tagging / Categories / Linking
Data Description
Basic
Data Licensing
N/A
Ethical Publishing
Ethical Publishing
Data Publishing Mode