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Open Source Investigation Toolkit

Bellingcat (2024)
"More than 80 percent of open source researchers that participated in two Bellingcat surveys indicated that finding the right tools can be challenging. This is where our new Online Investigations Toolkit comes in: it not only helps you discover tools in categories like satellite imagery and maps, social media, transportation or archiving, but is also designed to help researchers learn how to use each tool by providing in-depth descriptions, common use cases and information on requirements and limitations for each toolkit entry. Most of the tools included can be used for free. This is the first time in Bellingcat’s 10-year history that we are opening our toolkit to contributions from the wider open source researcher community. A dedicated group of volunteers, our Toolkit Maintainers and Guardians, help us keep this toolkit up to date and are involved in further improving it. Since it is still a work-in-progress, we expect the number of tools in the toolkit to grow over time." (https://www.bellingcat.com)
CATEGORIES
Maps & Satellites -- Geolocation -- Image/Video -- Social Media -- People -- Websites -- Companies & Finance -- Conflict -- Transport -- Environment & Wildlife -- Archiving -- Data Organization & Analysis
RESOURCES
Guides & Handbooks -- Education -- Newsletters & Toolkits -- Stay Safe
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