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Every day I write about #osint (Open Source Intelligence) tools and techniques. Also little bit about forensics and cybersecurity in general. Work in @netlas_io

Sep 1, 2021, 14 tweets

From this thread 🧵 you will learn about 12 key #OSINT-services for gathering information about a certain location.

I'll show it an example of this place:

Bürglenstrasse, 3006 Bern, Switzerland
46.944560,7.467839

(coordinates are defined by latlong.net/convert-addres…)

Step 1 app.skylens.io

Get geolocated posts from #Twitter, #YouTube, #Instagram, #Flickr, #VK (for the last two weeks)

Read about how to get older data below in the thread

Step 2

mattw.io/youtube-geofin…

Search for #YouTube videos on the map, with the ability to filter videos by publication date, duration, channel name and other parameters.

Step 3

photo-map.ru

Search geolocated photos in #VK.

It is possible to filter by user's gender and marital status

Step 4

onemilliontweetmap.com

View geolocated tweets

Step 5

View geotagged photos on #Flickr

flickr.com/map

Step 6

View geolocated retro photos (from 1826 to 2000)

pastvu.com

Step 7

Learn information about significant and interesting architectural sites nearby.

emporis.com/buildings/map

Step 8

See images from nearby surveillance cameras

webcamtaxi.com/en/map.html

Step 9

Examining data from the public cadastral map

cipher387.github.io/collection_of_…
map.geo.admin.ch

Step 10

We research weather conditions in detail and, if necessary, obtain data from the past (for the past two years)

ventusky.com

Step 11

See what air routes pass over the city.

globe.adsbexchange.com

Step 12

We study the routes of public transport that pass near the place under study.

tracker.geops.ch
cipher387.github.io/public_transpo…

This thread is end.

But it tells only a small fraction of the information that can be gathered by location. There are also local conflicts, forest fires, lightning strikes, cats living next door...

More interesting maps at

cipher387.github.io/osint_stuff_to…

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