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Every reading is produced by the Scarab Score engine, Scarab's own analysis and methodology. The open data below informs it under licences that ask to be named.
- Places and populationGeoNames, CC BY 4.0. European Commission Joint Research Centre, GHS Urban Centre Database and population grid, CC BY 4.0. SimpleMaps World Cities Database, CC BY 4.0. Gridded Population of the World v4, CIESIN Columbia University, CC BY 4.0.
- Weather and airWeather data by Open-Meteo.com, CC BY 4.0; Scarab derives peaks and converts units. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information 2026.
- Hazard alertsGDACS, the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System, CC BY 4.0.
- City textureEvent and news signals from the GDELT Project.
- Government travel adviceContains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada, Global Affairs Canada.
- ConflictUppsala Conflict Data Program, CC BY 4.0. Population and displacement figures from UNHCR and the Humanitarian Data Exchange, CC BY and CC BY-IGO. Crisis severity from the INFORM Severity Index, ACAPS and the European Commission Joint Research Centre, CC BY.
- Crime statisticsMinisterio de Defensa Nacional and Policía Nacional de Colombia, CC BY 4.0.
- HealthSome readings draw on material from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; its use does not imply endorsement by CDC or the U.S. government, and the material is available free of charge at cdc.gov.
- Holidays and observancespython-holidays, MIT License, © the vacanza/holidays contributors.