Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone
The Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone
Summary
Versions
| Version | Formats available | Year of publication | Month of publication | Years of coverage | Dimensions (inputs) | Metrics (outputs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDELT 1.0 | Raw data files, Google BigQuery | 1979–present | ||||
| GDELT 2.0 | Raw data files, Google BigQuery |
Data description
GDELT 2.0 contains three tables: Events, Mentions, and the Global Knowledge Graph (GKG). In both Mentions and the GKG, each row in the table is an article about an event; the difference seems to be that the GKG contains more columns. On the other hand, in Events each row is an event, and only the first article that mentions the event is stored.
Data dimensions and metrics
GKG 2.0 fields from [1]
| Table name | General field type | Field names |
|---|---|---|
| GKG 2.0 | Date | DATE, Dates
|
| GKG 2.0 | Location | Locations, V2Locations
|
| GKG 2.0 | Entities | Persons, V2Persons, Organizations, V2Organizations
|
| GKG 2.0 | Topic | Themes, V2Themes
|
| GKG 2.0 | Sentiment | V2Tone
|
| GKG 2.0 | Source text | Quotations
|
Data sources
Auxiliary
In addition to the actual news articles, some auxiliary data sources are used for sentiment analysis and location identification.[2]
Methods of estimation
Reception
Usage in debates
See also
External links
References
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