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The data behind uawardata.com

Ukraine War Data

What you will find here

In this repository you will find the data we use on www.uawardata.com. You can use this data for free, but please note the citation (see below).

How to cite

If you want to use this data, please quote us. You have two options:

• Henry Schlottman (https://twitter.com/HN_Schlottman)
• uawardata.com (https://www.uawardata.com)

The data

If you already use the data, have a look at the chapter Data Structure Changes for any recent changes

All data is stored in the folder /data as csv and geojson. The structure:

Units

Files:

• units_all.geojson and units_all.csv: All data points
• units_current.geojson and units_current.csv: Only the most current day

The Unit-files contains the units and where approximately their headquarters might be. Each unit in turn consists of different battalions (more about this later). The columns/properties of the files:

Property	Type	Description
date	str	At which date a unit was there (%Y-%m-%d)
lat	float	Latitude, only in CSV
lng	float	Longitude, only in CSV
icon	str	Nato symbol (MIL-STD-2525C).
icon15	str	Nato symbol (MIL-STD-2525C) but with a length of 15 chars. Missing chars are filled with -. Handy for ArcGIS-Users
type	str	Type of units (eg Mechanized Infantry)
strength	str	Strength of units (eg Battalion)
strength_in_btg_number	number	Approx. Strength in Batallion Tactical Groups
strength_in_btg_text	text	Approx. Strength in Batallion Tactical Groups (could be < 1)
unit	str	Name of the unit
unitnumber	str	Name of the unit
subordinate_to	str	Subordinates to which unit
country	enum	Country where the unit is from. One of these: ru, ua, na
stacked	bool	True if more than one feature/unit is at this exact location

BTGs

Files:

• btgs_all.geojson and btgs_all.csv: All data points
• btgs_current.geojson and btgs_current.csv: Only the most current day

The BTGs-files contains the position of each individual unit (brigades, divisions, etc.). This file is the most accurate representation of the military presence.

Property	Type	Description
date	str	At which date a unit was there (%Y-%m-%d)
lat	float	Latitude, only in CSV
lng	float	Longitude, only in CSV
unit	str	Name of the unit
type_of_btg	enum	Type of unit. One of these: motor_rifle, vdv (Russian Airborne Forces), tank
country	enum	Country where the unit is from. One of these: ru (Russia), ua (Ukraine), na (unknow)

Data Structure Changes

2022-05-17 Added icon15 für ArcGIS-Users
Added column icon15. The MIL-STD-2525C-Symbol will have a length of 15 chars. Filled from the right with -.

2022-04-24 Added country code
Added country code to field country. One of these:

• ru = Russia
• ua = Ukraine
• na = unknown

2022-04-22 Multiple icons at same location
Now several icons can have the same coordinates. On uawardata.com they are displayed stacked, one above the other. In the data, they are still added separately.
These Units are marked with stacked = true

Accuracy Ukrainian troops

We reduce accuracy of Ukrainian troops and show:

• Only data from official government sources
• We do no other OSINT analysis (equipment, .etc.)
• Coordinates will be only 3 significant figures

Methodology

The data is collected by Henry Schlottman, a former U.S. Army analyst. Using known troop positions before the war began, pictures of (destroyed) Russian war equipment, information from prisoners, and other public data, he is able to record the approximate position of each unit. Despite all the information, the data remain approximations.

Thanks to

This project is only possible because of these people and companies:

• maptiler.com, our technology sponsor. Check them out!
• Volodymyr Agafonkin, an Ukrainian Software developer and founder of the framework that powers the map
• The OSINT-Community

Credits

Made by Henry Schlottman and Simon Huwiler