UCDP Georeferenced Event Data on Sri Lanka Conflict

UCDP's most disaggregated dataset, covering individual events of organized violence in Sri Lanka. Events are geo-coded to the village level and have temporal durations disaggregated to single days. The dataset is based on research from Uppsala University and was last updated on 2026-04 03.

Use Cases

• Modeling conflict intensity and patterns based on georeferenced event locations.
• Analyzing temporal trends in organized violence based on daily-level event data.
• Conducting spatial risk assessments based on village-level geographic precision.
• Validating or supplementing conflict early warning systems based on fine-grained event records.

Strengths

• Events are geo-coded down to the level of individual villages.
• Temporal durations are disaggregated to single, individual days.
• Dataset is described as UCDP's most disaggregated dataset.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from news reports, NGO documents, and other sources documenting organized violence.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:26:23.848846; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sri Lanka.