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GEOINT

Theory

Geospacial intelligence (GEOINT) is intelligence by analyzing geospacial maps and images about the human activity. This part will present some tools to find and analyze geospacial information. These information could be useful during a Red Team to scout the target's location in order to find building entrances, monitored areas, etc.

Practice

MAPS
Outdoor geoint:
-google.maps
-google.earth
-yandex maps
Allowed areas for drones:
-https://www.drone-spot.tech/carte-des-spots-pour-faire-voler-son-drone.aspx
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IMAGES
Find general metadata:
-http://fotoforensics.com
Find metadata + hidden pixels + error level analysis (ELA) + ect..
-http://exif.regex.info/exif.cgi
-https://29a.ch/photo-forensics
Reverse image search:
**-https://tineye.com/
Search for similar images:
-https://images.google.com
-https://yandex.com/images/
Remove image background:
-https://www.remove.bg/

It is possible to image search within an image using for instance the Bing's tool:
-https://blogs.bing.com/search-quality-insights/2017-06/beyond-text-queries-searching-with-bing-visual-search

In a journalistic context it is crucial to verify sources, including images. Here is a guide to verify image's veracity:
https://firstdraftnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/FDN_verificationguide_photos.pdf?x40896

Sources

https://github.com/jivoi/awesome-osint#-geospatial-research-and-mapping-tools

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2015/04/24/metadata-metauseful-metacreepy/

https://nothing2hide.org/fr/2019-09-18-guide-osint-2019/

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/case-studies/2015/03/03/stunt-geolocation-verifying-the-unverifiable/