An open dataset for research and replication.
Every published entity, relationship, and source in Atlas Nexus is available as a downloadable snapshot, in both CSV and JSON. Files include a citation header so a specific snapshot can be referenced in academic work.
Downloads
Entities
Organizations and institutions: id, slug, name, type, category, jurisdiction, dates, confidence.
Relationships
Typed connections between entities, with time range, precision, notes, and confidence.
Sources
Citations backing published entities and relationships: title, publisher, URL, archive, date.
Entity ↔ source links
Join table mapping each entity to the sources cited for it, with evidence notes.
Relationship ↔ source links
Join table mapping each relationship to its cited sources, with evidence notes.
Taxonomy & reference data
Entity categories, jurisdictions, tags, and the canonical entity/relationship type lists.
How to cite
When using Atlas Nexus data in research, please cite the snapshot you downloaded. The generated_at field in each file identifies the exact snapshot.
Atlas Nexus. Atlas Nexus open dataset. https://beta.atlasnexusproject.com/data
Schema notes
- status
- Only records with
status = "published"are included. Drafts and in-review records are never exported. - confidence
- One of
low,medium,high,verified. Reflects evidence strength, not political significance. - date_precision / founded_precision
- One of
day,month,year. Indicates how exact the associated date is. - is_active
- Boolean. For relationships, false means the connection ended (
end_dateis set). - entity types
- See
entity_typesintaxonomy.jsonfor the canonical slug → label list. - relationship types
- See
relationship_typesintaxonomy.jsonfor the canonical slug → label list. - CSV header
- Each CSV file begins with
#-prefixed comment lines carrying the citation metadata, followed by the column header row. Usepandas.read_csv(..., comment="#")or equivalent.
License & terms
The Atlas Nexus dataset is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You may share and adapt the data for any purpose, including commercial, provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made. Endpoints are rate-limited to keep the service healthy for all users.