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gaearon/ukraine-timemap — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2022-04-06

68Audience · researcherComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

An interactive map and timeline tool built by Bellingcat that documents and visualizes civilian harm incidents during the war in Ukraine.

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    What it does
      Map civilian harm incidents
      Timeline of events
      Clustered map markers
    Tech stack
      Node.js
      Web application
    Use cases
      Investigate military actions
      Document human rights violations
      Verify news across sources
    Audience
      Journalists
      Researchers
      Human rights organizations
    Background
      Built by Bellingcat
      Forked from Forensic Architecture
      Filterable by category

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Explore civilian harm incidents in Ukraine on a map filtered by region and date range.

VIBE 2

Cross-reference reported incidents across multiple sources to verify a news story.

VIBE 3

Search for all incidents near a specific city within a given month for research.

VIBE 4

Set up and host the tool locally to build or contribute new features.

what's the stack?

Node.jsJavaScript

how it stacks up fr

gaearon/ukraine-timemapahatem/qtranslatediabloidyobane/driverscope
Stars686868
LanguageKotlinPython
Last pushed2022-04-06
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/52/53/5
Audienceresearchergeneraldeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Built with Node.js, requires building the project and hosting the output on a web server.

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Explain how ukraine-timemap clusters incidents on the map and breaks clusters apart as you zoom in.
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Walk me through building and hosting ukraine-timemap locally as a Node.js web application.
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How does ukraine-timemap let a researcher filter incidents by category and source?
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Show me how ukraine-timemap links its timeline component to the map so incidents stay synced by date.

Frequently asked questions

what is ukraine-timemap fr?

An interactive map and timeline tool built by Bellingcat that documents and visualizes civilian harm incidents during the war in Ukraine.

Is ukraine-timemap actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-04-06).

How hard is ukraine-timemap to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is ukraine-timemap for?

Mainly researcher.

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