Aleph

Where to find datasets

Aleph allows you to find similar data across all investigations and datasets. This feature becomes more useful, if you have a basic set of data in your Aleph instance. This page lists some key open datasets that you can import into your Aleph instance.

Importing datasets

The datasets listed below can be downloaded in or easily converted to the FollowTheMoney format. Please refer to our guide on importing FollowTheMoney data for detailed instructions on how to import these datasets into your Aleph instance.

Datasets

Do you know datasets available in FollowTheMoney format that should be listed here? Please let us know and we’ll add them to the list.

OpenSanctions
Sanctions lists, databases of politicians and criminal figures can be a good way to find leads within other data. The OpenSanctions project generates consolidated sanctions data from multiple sources. OpenSanctions provides data in FollowTheMoney format, ready for import into your Aleph instance.
ICIJ OffshoreLeaks
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has published data from its major investigations, including the Offshore Leaks (2013), Panama Papers (2016) and Paradise Papers (2017). We’ve developed a set of importers that convert this data to the FollowTheMoney format.
OpenTender.eu
OpenTender.eu provides tender data from EU member states and other jurisdictions in the machine readable OCDS format that can be imported into Aleph.
investigraph.eu
investigraph.eu collects datasets related to Europe and the European Union. All datasets are available in the FollowTheMoney format and ready for import into your Aleph instance. Datasets include the EU Transparency Register, EU Financial Sanctions Files, lists of EU authorities and officials, and more.