How do you access UCDP GED data?

UCDP GED is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (GED) — India coverage

Name: UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (GED) — India coverage
Creator: Uppsala University

UCDP GED is used to study organized violence events with geographic coordinates.

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Host / institution

Uppsala Conflict Data Program · Uppsala University

Geography

India, point / admin when known

Time coverage

From 1989 (GED global series)

Update frequency

Annual major versions (+ interim updates)

What this is best for

Academic standard for organized lethal violence events (state-based, non-state, one-sided) including India

Main limitations

Stricter fatality/organization thresholds than ACLED; slower than near-real-time monitors; not communal-riot census for 1950–95

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is UCDP GED used for?: Academic standard for organized lethal violence events (state-based, non-state, one-sided) including India
How do you access UCDP GED data?: UCDP GED is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does UCDP GED cover?: Geography: India, point / admin when known. Time coverage: From 1989 (GED global series).
What are the main limitations of UCDP GED?: Stricter fatality/organization thresholds than ACLED; slower than near-real-time monitors; not communal-riot census for 1950–95

Background & previous rounds

UCDP GED is the most disaggregated UCDP product: individual organized-violence events geocoded to villages when possible. Complements ACLED (broader protest/political violence, faster) and GTD (terrorism-focused). Filter country = India in the global GED download.

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

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Variables6

Representative fields from Uppsala Conflict Data Program materials (confirm full dictionary on the official portal). Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
event ID	Event ID	Representative fields
date	Date	Representative fields
latitude/longitude	Latitude/longitude	Representative fields
deaths (best/low/high)	Deaths (best/low/high)	Representative fields
side A / side B	Side A / side B	Representative fields
conflict dyad IDs	Conflict dyad IDs	Representative fields

Formats

CSV · Rdata · geocoded tables

Technical tags

organized violencegeocoded eventsacademic

Example uses

Organized armed violence trends; spatial conflict econometrics

Open access portal Documentation

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.