The Croatian Journalists’ Association (HND) and the Oštro portal invite you to an open data workshop on asset searching, organized as part of the Gong Open Data Days, on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Zagreb. Mašenjka Bačić, a journalist from Oštro, will introduce participants to the tools she uses to investigate real estate, companies, and vessels by leveraging open and publicly accessible databases both in Croatia and abroad.
The workshop will take place at the ZgForum premises, Gajeva 27, Zagreb, starting at 10:30 a.m. You will learn how to search and use the following databases:
Real Estate Research in Croatia:
Land cadastre and land registry
ISPU system
Researching property area via maps
Investigating historical and satellite imagery
Company Research in Croatia:
Court register, trade register, and family farm register (OPG)
Register of beneficial owners
Poslovna.hr
Register of publicly available annual financial reports – FINA
Bankruptcy announcement board
State Treasury
Vessel Search:
Public vessel search tool
Ship registry
Foreign Databases for Asset Investigation:
Open Corporates
Aleph (OCCRP)
ICIJ database
Registration is open until Wednesday, March 5, 2025, via the application form at the provided link.