GDELTtools: Download, Slice, and Normalize GDELT V1 Event and Sentiment API Data

The GDELT V1 Event data set is over 41 GB now and growing 250 MB a month. The number of source articles has increased over time and unevenly across countries. This package makes it easy to download a subset of that data, then normalize that data to facilitate valid time series analysis.

Getting started

Package details

AuthorStephen R. Haptonstahl, Thomas Scherer, Timo Thoms, and Patrick Wheatley
MaintainerStephen R. Haptonstahl <srh@haptonstahl.org>
LicenseMIT + file LICENSE
Version1.7
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("GDELTtools")

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GDELTtools documentation built on Sept. 29, 2023, 9:07 a.m.