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Introduction
Research Handbook for Security Force Monitor
About Security Force Monitor
About this Research Handbook
Contributors
Copyright and license
Methodology
Research methodology
Phase 1: Scope out sources
Phase 2: Write a Country Guide
Phase 3: Conduct detailed research
Phase 4: Publish data
Tutorials
Recording geographical information
Dates and time periods in Security Force Monitor
Archiving and retrieving sources from the Internet Archive
Countries
Countries
Bangladesh
Egypt
Mexico
Myanmar
Nigeria
Philippines
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Data Model
What data does the Monitor collect?
Units, persons and incidents
Sample data entry sheets
Data integrity measures
Data point level evidencing
Confidence scores
Timebound Data
Unknown vs. Unnamed Units
Units
What are units?
Unit: Unique Identifier
Unit: Research Owner
Unit: Research Status
Unit: Research Comments
Unit: Name
Unit: Other Names
Unit: Country
Unit: Classification
Unit: First Cited Date
Unit: First Cited Date is also Unit’s Start Date
Unit: Last Cited Date
Unit: Last Cited Date is Open-Ended
Unit: Type of Relationship
Unit: Related Unit Unique Identifier
Unit: Related Unit
Unit: Related Unit Classification
Unit: Related Unit First Cited Date
Unit: Unit Relationship Start Date
Unit: Related Unit Last Cited Date
Unit: Related Unit is Open-Ended
Unit: Location Type
Unit: Base Name
Unit: Location
Unit: Location First Cited Date
Unit: Location was Founded on First Cited Date
Unit: Location Last Cited Date
Unit: Location Last Cited Date is Open-Ended
Unit: Notes
Persons
What are persons?
Person: Unique Identier
Person: Research Owner
Person: Research Status
Person: Research Comments
Person: Name
Person: Other Names
Person: Country
Person:: Unique Identifier of Posting Unit
Person: Name of Posting Unit
Person: Posting Role
Person: Posting Title
Person: Posting Rank
Person: Posting First Cited Date
Person: Posting First Cited Date is Start Date
Person: Context for Posting Start Date
Person: Posting Last Cited Date
Person: Posting Last Cited Date is End Date
Person: Context for Posting End Date
Person: Notes
Persons Extra
Person Extra: Name
Person Extra: Unique Identifier
Person Extra: Gender
Person Extra: Date of Birth
Person Extra: Deceased
Person Extra: Date of Death
Person Extra: Account Type
Person Extra: Account Identity
Person Extra: External Link Description
Person Extra: Media Description
Person Extra: Notes
Incidents
What are incidents?
Incident: Unique Identifying Number
Incident: Research Owner
Incident: Research Status
Incident: Research Comments
Incident: Start Date
Incident: End Date
Incident: Date of Publication
Incident: Date of Last Update
Incident: Status as of Last Update
Incident: Location Description
Incident: Location
Incident: Violation type
Incident: Violation Description
Incident: Perpetrator Person Unique Identifier
Incident: Perpetrator Person Name
Incident: Perpetrator Unit Unique Identifier
Incident: Perpetrator Unit Name
Incident: Perpetrator classification
Incident: Source
Locations
What are Locations?
Location: Research Status
Location: Research Comments
Location: Unique Identifier
Location: Human-Readable Unique Identifier
Location: Object Name
Location: Object Identifier
Location: Object Geometry Type
Location: Origin
Location: Source
Location: Country
Location: Admin Level
Location: Admin Level 10
Location: Admin Level 9
Location: Admin Level 8
Location: Admin Level 7
Location: Admin Level 6
Location: Admin Level 5
Location: Admin Level 4
Location: Admin Level 3
Location: Admin Level 2
Location: Notes
Location: First Check Time
Location: Last Check Time
Location: Error
Location: “As of” Date
Sources
What are sources?
Sources and Access Points
Source: Research Comments
Source: Restricted
Source: External Archive
Source: Access Point Unique Identifier
Source: Type
Source: Title
Source: Author
Source: Source URL
Source: Creation Date and Time
Source: Upload Date and Time
Source: Publication Date and Time
Source: Access Date and Time
Source: Access Point Type
Source: Access Point Trigger
Source: Access Point Archive URL
Source: Access Point Archive Timestamp
Source: Publication Country
Source: Publication Name
Source: Publication Unique Identifier
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Frequently Asked Questions about WhoWasInCommand
What is WhoWasInCommand?
How do I find what I’m looking for?
Where can I find help understanding what I’m seeing or how this website works?
Where can I find out more about the data on “units”, “persons” and “incidents”?
How can I see all the units for a particular country?
Why does WhoWasInCommand make suggestions to me?
How do I see the sources used for a specific datapoint?
What are those little numbered circles that keep appearing?
Why do some dates have a dotted line beneath them and some don’t?
The command chart is taking a looooong time to load. Is there a problem?
Unit Records on WhoWasInCommand
Unit record: Title area
Unit record: Content sidebar
Unit record: Areas of Operation
Unit record: Sites
Unit record: Memberships
Unit record: Member units
Unit record: Parent units
Unit record: Unit subsidiaries
Unit record: Unit personnel
Unit record: Unit incidents
Person records on WhoWasInCommand
Person record: Title area
Person record: Content sidebar
Person record: Person “Last Seen As”
Person record: Person memberships
Person record: Chain of command
Person record: Superiors
Person record: Subordinates
Incident Records on WhoWasInCommand
Incident record: Title area
Incident record: Content sidebar
Incident record: Location
Incident record: Description
Incident record: Perpetrator units
What data can I download from WhoWasInCommand?
Data for download
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Introduction
Research Handbook for Security Force Monitor
Methodology
Research methodology
Tutorials
Countries
Countries
Data Model
What data does the Monitor collect?
Data integrity measures
Units
Persons
Persons Extra
Incidents
Locations
Sources
WhoWasInCommand
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Unit Records on WhoWasInCommand
Person records on WhoWasInCommand
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