Geolocation & Chronolocation
Pinpointing where and when a photo or video was taken from shadows, landmarks, and visual clues.
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Shadow Angle and Sun Position Dating for GEOINT
2026-09-13
How to use shadow bearings and solar elevation to date and geolocate images. Reproducible workflow using SunCalc, NOAA's calculator, and Python.
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How to Geolocate a Photo: A Practical Workflow
2026-08-30
A practical OSINT workflow for photo geolocation: extract EXIF metadata, run reverse image searches, read visual clues, and confirm with satellite tools.
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Shahed Drones in Mali: What the OSINT Shows
2026-07-26
Bellingcat confirmed Shahed-136-type loitering munitions in northern Mali. Here's what the methodology and the finding mean for threat modeling and OPSEC.
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Plonkit Asphalt Meta: What Geolocation Tradecraft Rewards
2026-07-05
How Plonkit's asphalt-meta signals—color, road markings, curb profiles—build a disciplined analytic chain for real-world OSINT geolocation work.
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MH17 BUK Route Reconstruction: OSINT Methodology
2026-05-17
How Bellingcat traced the MH17 BUK transporter using dashcam footage, social media imagery, and satellite corroboration — a step-by-step methodology breakdown.