Live Universal Awareness Map displays events related to Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine
In the Russian war against Ukraine, open-source intelligence
[https://data.europa.eu/en/datastories/open-source-intelligence] has
been used to understand its progress. The Live Universal Awareness Map
[https://liveuamap.com/] ‘Liveuamap’ is an interactive map-based
news and information site dedicated to reporting on conflicts, human
rights issues, protests, terrorism, weapons deployment, health matters
and natural disasters.

The map identifies events related to, amongst others, Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine. It relies on social media, using embedded geotags
to determine location. This data is collected by ‘AI web
crawlers’, which filter relevant stories that are forwarded to a
group of expert analysts for fact-checking. Hired editors determine
which facts and stories should be displayed on the map in near
real-time to minimise spam.

The map for Ukraine displays information ranging from destroyed
infrastructure, armoured vehicles sightings, connectivity loss,
shelling, aerial threats, and movement of materials. It also shares
official announcements, including on liberation of territories.

The Liveuamap is useful as a curation of available materials that has
been helpfully visualised on a map that includes a timeline. This
helps to get a better understanding of the situation in Ukraine as it
quickly highlights incidents reported on social media, and its mapping
and geotagging are helpful references. The Liveuamap allows users to
quickly find the information most relevant to them and provides open
online access to a complete chronological archive of the site’s
information, enabling users to research past events and historical
trends.

Curious to learn more about open-source intelligence? Read our data
story on open-source intelligence and related challenges
[https://data.europa.eu/en/datastories/open-source-intelligence].

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Publication Date/Time
2022-05-27T08:00:00+00:00
Open-source intelligence from Ukraine