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Category 4: Geospatial and Environmental Analysis⚓︎

Overview⚓︎

Geospatial analysis provides physical context. It is vital for verifying AIS data (which can be spoofed) and understanding environmental conditions.

Satellite Imagery⚓︎

  1. Sentinel Hub - Free access to Sentinel satellite imagery.
  2. Google Earth Pro - 3D globe visualization and historical imagery.
  3. Zoom Earth - Real-time weather and satellite imagery.
  4. Planet - High-resolution satellite imagery (Commercial/Trial).
  5. Maxar - High-resolution earth intelligence.

Geolocation Tools⚓︎

  1. Shadowmap - 3D sunlight and shadow visualizer for verifying time of images.
  2. SunCalc - Sun position and phases for geolocation verification.
  3. TIB Geoestimation - AI-powered tool to estimate geographic location of an image.
  4. GeoGuessr - Educational tool for practicing geolocation skills.
  5. What3Words - Precise location addressing system.

Weather & Environment⚓︎

  1. Windy - Global weather forecast visualization.
  2. NOAA Tides - US tidal information.
  3. Ocean Motion - Ocean surface currents.

Webcam & Visual Analysis⚓︎

  1. WebcamTaxi - Live webcams of ports and cities.
  2. SkylineWebcams - Live webcams worldwide.
  3. Insecam - Directory of live webcams (use ethically).

Image Analysis Repos⚓︎

  1. Image Research OSINT (GitHub) - Toolbox for image analysis.
  2. Geolocation OSINT (GitHub) - Tools for location intelligence.