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Documentation

Need help with an ETO resource? The best place to start is usually its documentation, accessible from within the tool or using the list below. Our blog also includes walkthroughs and tutorials for many features.

Tool documentation

• AGORA
• Country Activity Tracker
• CSET-ETO Chinese Technical Glossary
• Map of Science
• ORCA (Open-source software Research and Community Activity)
• PARAT
• Research Almanac
• Scout
• Supply Chain Explorer: Advanced Chips

Dataset documentation

• AGORA Dataset
• Advanced Semiconductor Supply Chain Dataset
• Country AI Activity Metrics
• Cross-Border Tech Research Metrics
• Emerging Technology Overlay for OpenAlex
• Merged Academic Corpus
• Private-Sector AI Indicators
• Research Cluster Dataset

Live support

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Learn more about us

The Emerging Technology Observatory is a nonprofit public platform for high-quality, actionable data resources on the global emerging technology landscape. We collect, link, and transform information from diverse sources and build it into user-friendly tools, dashboards, visualizations, and data resources. We’re taking on the work of developing and maintaining these resources so that you can focus on analysis, communication, and action.

Launched in 2022, ETO is a project of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. We gratefully acknowledge funding support from Open Philanthropy and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Prior funding was provided by the Musk Foundation.

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Please don't hesitate to contact us through our general issue reporting form or by email. We'll be glad to help.