Better information.
Stronger investigations.
Greater impact.
Investigation Atlas helps professionals learn, assess, design and improve investigative information environments — with particular attention to international, human-rights, accountability and complex investigations.
Start with the problem you are trying to solve
You do not need to be an information-management specialist. Choose the route closest to your current need.
I need to understand the field
Plain-language explanations of investigative IM, databases, metadata, protection, provenance, analysis and preservation.
Start learning →I need to build or improve a system
Use the professional System Designer to define requirements, entities, fields, safeguards, governance and implementation priorities.
Design a system →I already have a system
Evaluate architecture, quality, protection, provenance, workflow, analytical readiness and preservation.
Run the assessment →I need guidance, documents or case law
Use the Library Gateway to find authoritative investigation standards, databases, institutional libraries and specialist resources.
Search the library →“The first duty of society is justice.”— Alexander Hamilton. A short historical quotation used here as a general principle, not as investigation methodology.
Professional System Designer
Build a tailored requirements profile and generate a branded, printable Investigation Atlas Design & Requirements Report. Recommendations change according to the user’s environment, information types, risks, analytical needs and implementation context.
Try the DesignerInvestigation Atlas
An independent pro bono digital initiative founded and led by Kushal Ramdoyal, drawing on international experience in information management, investigations, digital solutions, and project and programme delivery across Africa, the Sahel, the Middle East and the Americas, as well as at United Nations Headquarters in New York and Geneva.
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