OpenSanctions
OpenSanctions aggregates and provides a comprehensive open-source database of sanctions data, politically exposed persons, and related entities. Key functionalities in this codebase include:
- Parsing of raw source data.
- Cleaning and standardization of data structures.
- Deduplication to maintain data integrity.
- Exporting the data into a variety of output formats.
We build on top of the Follow the Money framework, a JSON-focused anti-corruption data model, as the schema for all our crawlers. FtM data is then optionally exposed to simplified formats like CSV.
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Running
The easiest way to run zavod is to use Docker. See the documentation.
Developing
If you want to make changes to the code or debug an issues, you'll want to set up a development environment. Read more about how to install zavod in a local Python virtual environment in the documentation
Associated Repositories
- opensanctions/nomenklatura: building on top of FollowTheMoney,
nomenklatura provides a framework for storing data statements with full data lineage, and for integrating entity data from multiple sources. It also handles the data enrichment function that links OpenSanctions to external databases like OpenCorporates.
- opensanctions/yente: API for entity matching and searching.
Licensing
The code within this repository is licensed under the MIT License. For content and data, we adhere to CC 4.0 Attribution-NonCommercial.