05 Mar 2007

GlobalIncidentMap.com: A Global Display of Terrorism and Other Suspicious Events
www.globalincidentmap.com, Scottsdale, AZ, US
Self-description: "This page automatically reloads every 420 seconds. [...] About GlobalIncidentMap.com This free public service website was created [in Oct 2006] to give the public, law enforcement, military, and government individuals a new way to visualize, and become instantly aware of terrorism and security incidents across the world. While this website employs much automation, the news gathering itself is not automated - news items are located, reviewed, and manually entered into the database. [...] The map was designed and concieved [sic- ed.] by the publisher of www.TerroristWarning.com , Morgan Clements - with inspiration garnered from the RSOE Havaria Information Service AlertMap, the federal map systems used by FEMA, and other types of incident maps. [...] GlobalIncidentMap.com and its publishers do NOT receive any funding from any foreign or domestic government entities, nor any special interest, religious, or political groups.

Frequently Asked Questions: [...] [Q:] How Accurate is the Map Data? [A:] We make no guarantees as to the accuracy or validity of any news items we link to [...]
[Q:] Is the information on this map open source? [A:] We consider every incident and event on this map to be OSINT ( open source ), consequently this map is open to the public as well as all law enforcement, government, and military users. As a general rule we will not post non-osint material at this location.
[Q"] Is every incident on this map connected to terrorism? [A:] We don't know - we include any incident or event that we think may have a connection to terrorism, which includes things like bomb or anthrax hoaxes - because we feel that not only can we learn from hoaxes but because we believe a small number of them may be 'dry runs'. We may also include links to items which are of significant concern, such as a major disease outbreak, even if we feel it has no connection to terrorism. We include known terrorist acts, suspected terrorist acts, other events which we deem suspicious or otherwise potentially threatening to the public, including non-terror incidents such as accidental chemical plant explosions. We include items WE think are suspicious, you may feel differently, we suggest reviewing each item individually and arriving at your own conclusion."

Site contents: * [a scalable satellite] Map of the world; * Announcements, Alerts, Breaking News; * 25 Newest Events; * Show Current Event Types (Last 24 Hours, Last 7 Days, Last 30 Days, Last 60 Days, Last 12 Months, ALL); * Search (Select a Type [Airport/Aviation Incidents, Arson/Fire Incident, Assassination/ Assassination Attempt, Biological Incidents/ Threats/ Anthrax Hoaxes etc, Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices, Bridge / Tunnel Incidents and Security, Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents, Chemical Attack, Chemical Incident, Dam Incident, General Non-Specific Terrorism News, Other Suspicious Activity, Radiation Incidents/ Smuggling/ Proliferation, Railways/Train Stations, Shipping/Maritime/Ports/Cargo/Waterways Security, Shootings / Sniper Incidents/ Etc, Terrorist Arrests/Captured/Killed Locations] Select Date/Time, Select the Country, Select the City); * Instructions; * About Us; * FAQ; * Contact Us; * Links of Interest; * Announcements;

Excerpts:
CHINA Incidents (Oct 2006-early Mar 2007):
TYPE - DATE/TIME - COUNTRY - CITY [WHERE THE NEWS WERE PUBLISHED] - DETAILS & MAP OF THE PLACE OF THE INCIDENT.
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2006-10-30 00:00:00 CN Beijing CHINA - Man arrested for throwing explosives at police
* Chemical Incident 2006-11-01 00:00:00 CN Beijing CHINA - One dead, 20,000 evacuated in China after ammonia leak
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2006-12-15 00:00:00 CN Beijing CHINA - Bomb explodes in hospital in Xinjiang
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2007-01-04 00:00:00 CN Beijing CHINA - Roadside explosion kills two boys in southern China
* Terrorist Arrests/Captured/Killed Locations 2007-01-08 00:00:00 CN Beijing CHINA - China anti-terror raid kills 18
* Airport/Aviation Incidents 2007-01-14 00:00:00 CN Chengdu CHINA - Man carrying gun detained before going aboard plane in SW China

BANGLADESH Incidents (Oct 2006-early Mar 2007):
TYPE - DATE/TIME - COUNTRY - CITY [WHERE THE NEWS WERE PUBLISHED] - DETAILS & MAP OF THE PLACE OF THE INCIDENT.
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2006-10-27 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Six dead in Bangladesh protests [Bombs - shots]
* General Non-Specific Terrorism News 2006-11-11 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Bangladesh on alert as opposition deadline nears
* Shipping/Maritime/Ports/Cargo/Waterways Security 2006-11-11 00:00:00 BD Burma BURMA / BANGLADESH - Burmese Ferry Hijacked at Burma-Bangladesh Border
* Railways/Train Stations 2006-11-12 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Protesters in Dhaka Set Train on Fire
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2006-11-14 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Crude bomb attack on mosque wounds 10 in Bangladesh village, news report says
* General Non-Specific Terrorism News 2006-11-24 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Koreans in Bangladesh Advised to Be Alert for Terror
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2006-11-24 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Two outlaws held with explosives
* Airport/Aviation Incidents 2006-12-04 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - 2 Rab members hurt as criminals hurl bombs
* Airport/Aviation Incidents 2006-12-11 00:00:00 BD Dhaka INDIA / BANGLADESH - Bangladesh and India on alert over jet hijack warnings
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2006-12-30 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Explosives, Rab garb found at militant den
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2007-01-02 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Bangladesh Security Forces Seize Bomb-Making Material
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2007-01-08 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Six Islamists with explosives held in Bangladesh
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2007-01-14 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Bomb kills 4 of family [4 bombs, 1 accidental]
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2007-01-18 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Huge explosives seized in Savar [And other interesting stuff]
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2007-01-28 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - 3 hurt in bomb attack in Kushtia
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2007-01-31 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Policeman killed in Bangladesh bomb blast
* Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices 2007-01-31 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Militants kill Bangladesh policeman
* Terrorist Arrests/Captured/Killed Locations 2007-03-03 00:00:00 BD Dhaka BANGLADESH - Dhaka arrests 10 Islamist militants
* Terrorist Arrests/Captured/Killed Locations
URL http://www.globalincidentmap.com/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V. Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1,000