Security Force Monitor: Research Handbook

Our approach

  • Our general data model
  • How Dates Work
    • Precise ranges
    • Imprecise ranges
    • Connecting Precise and Imprecise ranges
  • Establishing Contiguous or Non-Contiguous Claims
  • Establishing Start and End Dates for Postings
    • Appointments versus Ceremonies
    • Guidance on Appointments and Ceremonies
    • When with Both Appointments and Ceremonies Have Issues
  • Unknown and Unnamed units

Sources and citations

  • Overview: Sources, Citations and Publications
    • Where does Information Come From?
    • Building the source list
    • Citing a source
    • Citation examples
  • Publication
    • Publication: Summary of attributes
    • Publication: Details of attributes
      • source:publication_country
      • source:publication_name
  • Source
    • Source: Summary of attributes
    • Source: Details of attributes
      • source:type
      • source:source_id:admin
      • source:title
      • source:author
      • source:url
      • source:created_timestamp
      • source:uploaded_timestamp
      • source:published_timestamp
      • source:publication_id:admin
  • Citation
    • Citation: Summary of attributes
    • Citation: Details of attributes
      • source:comments:admin
      • source:status:admin
      • source:access_point_id:admin
      • source:access_point_type
      • source:access_point_trigger
      • source:accessed_timestamp
      • source:archive_url
      • source:archive_timestamp

Locations

  • Overview: Location
    • What are Locations?
  • Locations
    • Location: Summary of attributes
    • Location: Details of attributes
      • status:meta
      • researcher:meta
      • internal_comments:meta
      • citation:refs:claim
      • id:entity
      • location:humane_id:qa
      • name:annotation
      • origin_id:location
      • geo_type:qa
      • origin:location
      • geometry:ref:entity
      • country:annotation
      • location:explicit_parent:annotation
      • first_precise:range
      • last_precise:range
      • first_imprecise:range
      • last_imprecise:range
      • starting:range
      • ending:range
      • starting_context:range
      • ending_context:range
      • location:admin_level:qa
      • location:admin_level_10:qa
      • location:admin_level_9:qa
      • location:admin_level_8:qa
      • location:admin_level_7:qa
      • location:admin_level_6:qa
      • location:admin_level_5:qa
      • location:admin_level_4:qa
      • location:admin_level_3:qa
      • location:admin_level_2:qa
      • location:admin_level_1:qa
      • location:admin_level_0:qa
      • public_notes:meta
      • type:entity
  • Location: GeoJSON example

Units

  • Overview: Units
    • What are units?
  • Unit
    • Unit Identity: Summary of claim attributes
    • Unit: details of claim attributes
      • type:claim
      • status:meta
      • researcher:meta
      • internal_comments:meta
      • citation:refs:claim
      • about_entity:ref:claim
      • about_entity:name:qa
      • name:annotation
      • unit:names:assertion
      • unit:classifications:assertion
      • country:annotation
      • first_precise:range
      • last_precise:range
      • first_imprecise:range
      • last_imprecise:range
      • starting:range
      • ending:range
      • starting_context:range
      • ending_context:range
      • public_notes:meta
      • type:entity
  • Relation
    • Relation: Summary of claim attributes
    • Relation: Details of claim attributes
      • type:claim
      • status:meta
      • researcher:meta
      • internal_comments:meta
      • citation:refs:claim
      • about_entity:ref:claim
      • about_entity:name:qa
      • relation:unit:refs:assertion
      • relation:unit:names:qa
      • relation:types:assertion
      • relation:related_unit:refs:assertion
      • relation:related_unit:names:qa
      • relation:related_unit_classes:assertion
      • first_precise:range
      • last_precise:range
      • first_imprecise:range
      • last_imprecise:range
      • starting:range
      • ending:range
      • starting_context:range
      • ending_context:range
      • public_notes:meta
      • type:entity
  • Positioning
    • Positioning: Summary of claim attributes
    • Positioning: Details of claim attributes
      • type:claim
      • status:meta
      • researcher:meta
      • internal_comments:meta
      • citation:refs:claim
      • about_entity:ref:claim
      • about_entity:name:qa
      • positioning:unit:refs:assertion
      • positioning:unit:names:qa
      • positioning:types:assertion
      • positioning:base_names:assertion
      • positioning:location:refs:assertion
      • positioning:location:names:qa
      • first_precise:range
      • last_precise:range
      • first_imprecise:range
      • last_imprecise:range
      • starting:range
      • ending:range
      • starting_context:range
      • ending_context:range
      • public_notes:meta
      • type:entity

Persons

  • Overview: Persons
    • What are persons?
  • Person
    • Person: Summary of claim attributes
    • Person: Details of claim attributes
      • type:claim
      • status:meta
      • researcher:meta
      • internal_comments:meta
      • citation:refs:claim
      • about_entity:ref:claim
      • about_entity:name:qa
      • name:annotation
      • person:names:assertion
      • country:annotation
      • first_precise:range
      • last_precise:range
      • first_imprecise:range
      • last_imprecise:range
      • starting:range
      • ending:range
      • starting_context:range
      • ending_context:range
      • person:genders:assertion
      • person:account_type:assertion
      • person:account_id:assertion
      • person:media_description:annotation
      • public_notes:meta
      • type:entity
  • Posting
    • Posting: Summary of claim attributes
    • Posting: Details of claim attributes
      • type:claim
      • status:meta
      • researcher:meta
      • internal_comments:meta
      • citation:refs:claim
      • about_entity:ref:claim
      • about_entity:name:qa
      • posting:person:refs:assertion
      • posting:person:names:qa
      • posting:unit:refs:assertion
      • posting:unit:names:qa
      • posting:roles:assertion
      • posting:titles:assertion
      • posting:ranks:assertion
      • first_precise:range
      • last_precise:range
      • first_imprecise:range
      • last_imprecise:range
      • starting:range
      • ending:range
      • starting_context:range
      • ending_context:range
      • public_notes:meta
      • type:entity

Incidents

  • Overview: incidents
    • What are incidents?
  • Incidents
    • Incident: Summary of claim attributes
    • Incident: Details of claim attributes
      • type:claim
      • status:meta
      • researcher:meta
      • internal_comments:meta
      • citation:refs:claim
      • about_entity:ref:claim
      • about_entity:name:qa
      • country:annotation
      • incident:location:descriptions:assertion
      • incident:location:refs:assertion
      • incident:location:names:qa
      • incident:violation:types:assertion
      • incident:violation:descriptions:assertion
      • incident:perpetrator:refs:assertion
      • incident:perpetrator:names:qa
      • incident:perpetrator:classifications:assertion
      • incident:victim:refs:assertion
      • incident:victim:names:qa
      • first_precise:range
      • last_precise:range
      • first_imprecise:range
      • last_imprecise:range
      • starting:range
      • ending:range
      • starting_context:range
      • ending_context:range
      • category:violation_types:annotation
      • public_notes:meta
      • type:entity

Trainings (Draft)

  • Overview: Trainings (Draft)
  • Trainings (Draft)
    • Training: Summary of claim attributes
    • Training: details of claim attributes

WhoWasInCommand

  • 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
    • How to download
    • Contents of each download
      • Download: Basic
      • Download: Parentage
      • Download: Memberships
      • Download: Areas of operation
      • Download: Sites
      • Download: Personnel
      • Download: Sources
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