I’ve long been awed by the skills of Rainbolt, a YouTuber and GeoGuessr savant who can often identify the general location of an image or video in seconds. It’s impressive, but his skills often don’t seem replicable by digital investigators. Fortunately, one of his recent geolocation challenges showcased helpful tools and techniques that anyone could apply. It’s one of five OSINT videos I included in this latest version of my occasional series where I watch OSINT content and extract useful insights and approaches.
The five videos focus on image analysis, geolocation, and using visualizations to assist with analysis and the overall intelligence cycle. In each case, I summarize the relevant tools and techniques and picked out the highlights so you can learn quickly. I also created a table to help you choose the right visualization tool for the task, and included a handy satellite imagery chart from a video by Benjamin Strick.
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