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Data Sources

19 sources powering Nyx Intelligence

19
Total Sources
3
Real-time
18
Free / Open
17
High Reliability

Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

annualhigh reliabilityfree

World Press Freedom Index. 87 qualitative and quantitative indicators measuring political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and safety of journalists.

Data: Press freedom scores for 180 countries
Coverage: 180 countries
Stability Score (8% weight)Press Freedom indicator
rsf.org

Transparency International CPI

annualhigh reliabilityfree

Corruption Perceptions Index. Composite index from 13 data sources and 12 institutions. Measures perceived levels of public sector corruption.

Data: Anti-corruption scores for 180 countries (0-100)
Coverage: 180 countries
Stability Score (15% weight)Governance Quality indicator
www.transparency.org

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

annualhigh reliabilityfreemium

Democracy Index. 60 indicators across 5 categories: electoral process, government functioning, political participation, political culture, civil liberties.

Data: Democracy scores for 167 countries (0-10, scaled to 0-100)
Coverage: 167 countries
Stability Score (7% weight)Democracy Index indicator
www.eiu.com

Fund for Peace - Fragile States Index

annualhigh reliabilityfree

12 conflict risk indicators covering cohesion, economic, political, and social dimensions. The most comprehensive state fragility assessment available.

Data: Fragility scores for 179 countries (0-120, inverted to 0-100)
Coverage: 179 countries
Stability Score (28% weight - highest)State Fragility indicator
fragilestatesindex.org

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

annualhigh reliabilityfree

Human Development Index. Composite of life expectancy, education (mean + expected years of schooling), and GNI per capita.

Data: HDI scores for 191 countries (0-1, scaled to 0-100)
Coverage: 191 countries
Stability Score (17% weight)Human Development indicator
hdr.undp.org

Institute for Economics & Peace - Global Terrorism Index

annualhigh reliabilityfree

Comprehensive measure of terrorism impact. Factors: incidents, fatalities, injuries, property damage over 5 years. Inverted: 100 = no terrorism.

Data: Terrorism impact scores for 163 countries
Coverage: 163 countries
Stability Score (20% weight)Terrorism Safety indicator
www.visionofhumanity.org

GlobalFirepower

annualmedium reliabilityfree

60+ factors including manpower, equipment, finances, logistics, geography. Provides relative military power index for comparison.

Data: Military power rankings and equipment inventories for 145 countries
Coverage: 145 countries
Stability Score (5% weight)Military profilesWeapon systemsRankings
www.globalfirepower.com

World Bank Open Data

quarterlyhigh reliabilityfree

1,400+ development indicators. GDP, GDP per capita, population, trade statistics, and more. The most comprehensive free economic database.

Data: GDP, GDP per capita, population, development indicators
Coverage: 217 countries
GDP dataGDP per CapitaPopulationRankingsTrade analysis
data.worldbank.org

UN COMTRADE

monthlyhigh reliabilityfree

International merchandise trade statistics. Bilateral trade flows between all countries with commodity-level detail.

Data: Bilateral trade volumes in USD
Coverage: 200+ countries
Trade flow arcsEconomic dependency analysis
comtradeplus.un.org

GDELT Project (Global Database of Events, Tone, and Language)

15minhigh reliabilityfree

Monitors broadcast, print, and web news from nearly every country in 100+ languages. 15-minute updates. Tone analysis for sentiment detection. The backbone of Nyx real-time intelligence.

Data: Global news events, tone analysis, article metadata
Coverage: Global - every country
Live news feedBilateral tone analysisAuto score adjustmentConflict detectionEscalation alerts
www.gdeltproject.org

ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data)

weeklyhigh reliabilityfree

Disaggregated conflict data. Geo-coded events: battles, violence against civilians, protests, riots, explosions. Gold standard for conflict research.

Data: Geo-coded conflict events with fatalities, actors, locations
Coverage: Global - all countries with political violence
Conflict zones layerHotspot detectionConflict statistics
acleddata.com

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)

annualhigh reliabilityfree

Armed conflict dataset from Uppsala University. Battle-related deaths, conflict classifications, actor information. Academic gold standard.

Data: Armed conflict events, battle deaths, conflict classifications
Coverage: Global since 1946
Conflict classificationHistorical conflict dataCasualty verification
ucdp.uu.se

OpenSky Network

real-timemedium reliabilityfree

Community-based ADS-B receiver network providing real-time global flight tracking. Aircraft positions, altitude, velocity, heading, callsigns.

Data: Real-time aircraft positions (ADS-B)
Coverage: Global (coverage varies by region)
Air traffic layerFlight trackingAviation analytics
opensky-network.org

Natural Earth

annualhigh reliabilityfree

Public domain map dataset. Country boundaries, coastlines, terrain at multiple resolutions. Used by governments and NGOs worldwide.

Data: GeoJSON country boundaries, physical features
Coverage: Global
Globe country boundariesHeatmap texture
www.naturalearthdata.com

OpenStreetMap / CartoDB

real-timehigh reliabilityfree

Collaborative world map. CartoDB Dark Matter tiles provide the dark basemap when zoomed in to street level.

Data: Vector/raster map tiles
Coverage: Global - street level
Zoom-in map tiles (dark theme)Geocoding
www.openstreetmap.org

REST Countries API

monthlyhigh reliabilityfree

Country information: capitals, regions, populations, flags, languages, currencies. Aggregated from CIA Factbook and other sources.

Data: Country metadata, flags, demographics
Coverage: 250 countries/territories
Country profiles (Overview tab)FlagsBasic info
restcountries.com

UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency)

quarterlyhigh reliabilityfree

Refugee and displacement statistics. Tracks forced displacement worldwide including refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons.

Data: Displacement statistics by country
Coverage: Global
Conflict displaced persons dataHumanitarian impact
www.unhcr.org

UN OCHA (Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)

dailyhigh reliabilityfree

Humanitarian data exchange. Crises, needs assessments, funding tracking. ReliefWeb news and situation reports.

Data: Humanitarian crisis data, situation reports
Coverage: Global crisis zones
Conflict casualties dataHumanitarian context
www.unocha.org

Copernicus / ESA Sentinel

dailyhigh reliabilityfree

ESA's open-access Earth observation program. Sentinel-2: 10m optical imagery, 5-day revisit. Sentinel-1: SAR (all-weather, night vision). Free for all users.

Data: Optical imagery (10m) + SAR imagery
Coverage: Global
Satellite imagery (planned)Change detection (planned)
dataspace.copernicus.eu