GDELT: Big event data for sensing global social dynamics

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-9479.2020.01.2019800

Abstract

Abstract:

Properly analyzing the international political relations and their evolution process is an essential for geo-relationships research. Geo-relationships research from the perspective of big data provides a new approach for the exploration in this field. Data reflecting international political trends by traditional methods is unable to provide comprehensive and informative data support for regional or global research. A new event database GDELT (Global Database of Event, Language, Tone) introduced in this article has offset the deficiency of traditional data in many aspects. The data not only records the date-time, place, content and participant of events worldwide but also systematically classifies and scores events. This article introduces GDELT data in detail from three aspects of data content, event scoring, and classification system, and summarize the advantages and potential research directions of the data, intending to provide help and reference for China’s geo-relationships research and other fields.

Key words: GDELT, geo-relationships, event data, Goldstein scale

摘要：

正确解析国家间政治关系及其演化过程是开展地缘关系研究的重要基础。从大数据的角度开展地缘关系研究为该领域的探索提供了一种新的途径。国家或区域的局部政治倾向数据无法为地缘关系研究提供全面和翔实的数据支撑。论文介绍的一个全新的事件数据库GDELT(Global Database of Event, Language , Tone)，它在诸多方面弥补了传统数据的不足。该数据不仅详细记录了全球范围事件的发生时间、地点、内容以及参与者信息，而且系统地对事件进行分类和评分。本文从数据内容、事件评分和分类体系三方面详细介绍GDELT数据，并总结了该数据的优势和潜在研究方向，以期为我国地缘关系研究等领域提供帮助和参考。

关键词: GDELT, 地缘关系, 事件数据, 戈尔德斯坦量表

Shi SHEN, Changqing SONG, Changxiu CHENG, Jianbo GAO, Sijing YE. GDELT: Big event data for sensing global social dynamics[J]. World Regional Studies, 2020, 29(1): 71-76.

沈石, 宋长青, 程昌秀, 高剑波, 叶思菁. GDELT：感知全球社会动态的事件大数据[J]. 世界地理研究, 2020, 29(1): 71-76.

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字段名称	字段编号	中文含义
Event ID	1	事件编号
Date	2-5	日期
Actor1	6-15	参与者1
Actor2	16-25	参与者2
Event Action	26-35	事件性质
Actor Geography	36-49	参与者地理信息
Action Geography	50-56	事件相关地理信息
Date Added	57	事件录入日期
Source URL	58	来源URL

字段名称	字段编号	中文含义
Event ID	1	事件编号
Date	2-5	日期
Actor1	6-15	参与者1
Actor2	16-25	参与者2
Event Action	26-35	事件性质
Actor Geography	36-49	参与者地理信息
Action Geography	50-56	事件相关地理信息
Date Added	57	事件录入日期
Source URL	58	来源URL

类型代码	事件类型	评分
01	Make public statement （公开声明）	0.0
02	Appeal （呼吁）	3.0
03	Express intent to cooperate（表达合作意向）	4.0
04	Consult （商量）	1.0
05	Engage in diplomatic cooperation （开展外交合作）	3.5
06	Engage in material cooperation （开展实质合作）	6.0
07	Provide aid （提供援助）	7.0
08	Yield （妥协）	5.0
09	Investigate （调查）	-2.0
10	Demand （要求）	-5.0
11	Disapprove （不赞成）	-2.0
12	Reject （拒绝）	-4.0
13	Threaten （威胁）	-6.0
14	Protest （抗议）	-6.5
15	Exhibit force posture （炫耀军事力量）	-7.2
16	Reduce relations （减少关系）	-4.0
17	Coerce （胁迫）	-7.0
18	Assault （攻击）	-9.0
19	Fight （对抗）	-10.0
20	Use unconventional mass violence （使用非传统的大规模暴力）	-10.0

类型代码	事件类型	评分
01	Make public statement （公开声明）	0.0
02	Appeal （呼吁）	3.0
03	Express intent to cooperate（表达合作意向）	4.0
04	Consult （商量）	1.0
05	Engage in diplomatic cooperation （开展外交合作）	3.5
06	Engage in material cooperation （开展实质合作）	6.0
07	Provide aid （提供援助）	7.0
08	Yield （妥协）	5.0
09	Investigate （调查）	-2.0
10	Demand （要求）	-5.0
11	Disapprove （不赞成）	-2.0
12	Reject （拒绝）	-4.0
13	Threaten （威胁）	-6.0
14	Protest （抗议）	-6.5
15	Exhibit force posture （炫耀军事力量）	-7.2
16	Reduce relations （减少关系）	-4.0
17	Coerce （胁迫）	-7.0
18	Assault （攻击）	-9.0
19	Fight （对抗）	-10.0
20	Use unconventional mass violence （使用非传统的大规模暴力）	-10.0

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