UBPD Index of Classified and Reserved Information, April 2022

April 2022 records from the Unit for the Search for Disappeared Persons (UBPD) in Colombia, detailing information subject to classification or reservation. The dataset includes columns for document titles, descriptions, classification levels, legal justifications, and classification dates. It is hosted on the Colombian open data portal, datos.gov.co, and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of information classification levels (CLASIFICACIÓN DE LA INFORMACIÓN) across different administrative areas (AREA).
• Model the relationship between the legal basis for classification (FUNDAMENTO CONSTITUCIONAL O LEGAL) and the stated legitimate objective (OBJETIVO LEGÍTIMO DE LA EXCEPCIÓN).
• Track temporal patterns in classification decisions by extracting and analyzing the classification dates (FECHA DE CLASIFICACIÓN).
• Categorize the types of information series (NOMBRE O TÍTULO DE LA CATEGORÍA DE LA INFORMACIÓN) that are most frequently subject to partial or total exceptions (EXCEPCIÓN TOTAL O PARCIAL).

Strengths

• Provides structured metadata on 11 distinct attributes of classified information, including legal justifications and dates.
• Hosted on a national open data platform (datos.gov.co), suggesting an official source.
• Includes multiple machine-readable file formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely an administrative export from the Unit for the Search for Disappeared Persons (UBPD).

Time Range

Snapshot from April 2022, with a last metadata update in May 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:53:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia.