Various tools aggregated/stolen from several sources
WEB TOOLS, SEARCH ENTITIES, SEARCH PEOPLE, PUBLIC RECORDS, DATA WORK, DIRECTORIES, GOV SPENDING, TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL MEDIA
WEB TOOLS
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Knightlab Timeline: http://timeline.knightlab.com/
SQL/HTML/CSS Tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp
http://cs-blog.khanacademy.org/2015/05/just-released-full-introductory-sql.html
Quick data mapping: http://batchgeo.com/
Docs to Data conversion: http://www.cometdocs.com/
FOIA Machine: http://www.cometdocs.com/
Social Network Analysis tool: http://www.yworks.com/en/products/yfiles/yed/
Docs every reporter needs: http://www.tommeagher.com/blog/2010/10/documents-every-reporter-needs.html?utm_content=buffercc430&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Table Catcher: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/table-capture/iebpjdmgckacbodjpijphcplhebcmeop?hl=en
IRE story packs: http://ire.org/resource-center/story-packs/
Domain Registrations: http://www.whois.com/
Nonprofit 990s; http://www.eri-nonprofit-salaries.com/?FuseAction=NPO.Search
Foundation Center 990 Finder
http://www.foundationcenter.org/findfunders/foundfinder/
Guidestar http://www.guidestar.org
Texas SOS records: https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/acct/acct-login.asp
Formulas: http://wiki.cmcdonald.com/doku.php?id=start
Texas Vendors: http://venperf.cpa.state.tx.us/vpedit/Dreport.cfm
Texas spending data: http://www.texastransparency.org/State_Finance/Spending/
Federal spending: https://www.usaspending.gov/Pages/Default.aspx
TX Smart Buy: http://www.txsmartbuy.com/contracts
Texas Comptroller batch data: http://www.texastransparency.org/Data_Center/Search_Datasets.php
PUBLIC RECORDS
Texas Tribune Ethics Explorer: http://www.texastribune.org/bidness/explore/
Texas Ethics Commission Filings: http://webdev.ethics.state.tx.us/search/lobby_search.cfm
Texas Legislature bill tracking: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
Edelman studies on search result bias http://www.benedelman.org
Recorded Future: https://www.recordedfuture.com
Google News Archive Search http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search
Cable Search (Wikileaks) http://www.cablesearch.org
Open CRS: http://www.opencrs.com/
Army field manuals: http://www.army.mil/usapa/doctrine/Browse_Series_Collection_1.html
Business Records by State http://libguides.rutgers.edu
Free Public Records Directory http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/
CourtReference http://www.courtreference.com/
SearchSystems http://publicrecords.searchsystems.net/Free_Public_Records_in_Other_Nations
PACER: http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov/
Current military service: https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/owa/home
Professional Licenses nationwide directory:
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/licensedoccupations/lois_state.asp?by=occ&nodeid=16
Legal notices published in newspapers:
http://www.mypublicnotices.com/PublicNotice.asp
http://www.publicnoticeads.com/
Directory of lawyer disciplinary agencies by state: http://www.abanet.org/cpr/regulation/directory.pdf
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter Timeline Embed: https://dev.twitter.com/web/embedded-timelines
Social Explorer http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx
SEARCH ENGINES
Blekko.com http://www.blekko.com
EMM NewsBrief http://emm.newsbrief.eu
HURISEARCH: http://www.hurisearch.org/search/
Biznar Deep Web Business Search http://www.biznar.com
Domain Tools http://www.domaintools.com
Allwhois http://www.allwhois.com
Search for people
Pipl: http://www.pipl.com
Snitch.name: http://www.snitch.name
China Vitae http://www.chinavitae.com
Legacy.com ObitFinder http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=ObitFinder
Search for data and statistics
NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com
Population Reference Bureau Datafinder http://www.prb.org/datafinder.aspx
Health Indicators Warehouse http://www.healthindicators.gov/
Official Statistics on the Web: http://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/
FLCDataCenter.com http://www.flcdatacenter.com
UK National Archive of Datasets http://www.ndad.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Asbury Park Press Data Universe http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=data
Recalls.gov Search http://www.recalls.gov
Regulations.gov http://www.regulations.gov
Federal Business Opportunites https://www.fbo.gov
Excluded Parties List System (GAO) http://www.epls.gov/
TRACE – COMPENDIUM http://secure.traceinternational.org
iEaling Trade Navigator US Import Shipment Data(fee) http://www.iealing.com
NLRB case search http://www.nlrb.gov/cases-decisions/casesearch
National Archives Access to Archival Databases http://aad.archives.gov/aad/
National Sex Offender Public Registry: http://www.nsopr.gov
Population Reference Bureau DataFinder: http://www.prb.org/datafind/datafinder6.htm
UK Land Registry (fee) https://www.landregistry.gov.uk/wps/portal/Property_Search
Disclosure reports
Personal financial disclosure at Center for Responsive Politics: http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/
State financial disclosure at Center for Public Integrity: http://www.publicintegrity.org/StateDisclosure/
Legistorm (Salaries, travel, gifts, financial disclosure, earmarks), http://www.legistorm.com
Congressional travel reports: http://soprweb.senate.gov/giftrule/
Lobbyist contributions to candidates (since 1/1/2008)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/Public_Disclosure/LDA_reports.htm
US Justice Dept. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) since 1940s
Registrations, reports and exhibits http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/
Planes and Ships
FlightAware: http://www.flightaware.com
Flightwise http://flightwise.com/
libhomeradar http://www.libhomeradar.org
FAA Aircraft registry http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/interactive_aircraft_inquiry/
Landings: http://www.landings.com
Airport Codes: http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/aptcodesearch.asp
Dockets Informational site – http://docketsinfo.dot.gov
Equasis http://www.equasis.org
MarineTraffic.com http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
Ship to shore phone directory: http://www.inmarsat.com/Support/Ships_Directory/default.aspx?language=EN&textonly=False