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MODULE_DEPLOYED // GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE

GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT)

Learn to analyze geographic data for investigations. Connect locations to patterns and patterns to people.

INTERMEDIATE

EST_TIME: 5-6 HOURS

PHASES: 3

SYNC_PROGRESS0 / 3 PHASES COMPLETED (0%)
MISSION_PHASES
1
INTRODUCTION TO GEOINTDURATION: 40 min
2
GEOLOCATION FROM IMAGESDURATION: 55 min
3
MAPPING AND VISUALIZATIONDURATION: 50 min
OPERATIONAL_DATA
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PHASE_001 // CURRENT_OBJECTIVE
INTRODUCTION TO GEOINT
NODE: 1 / 3

Location is a thread that connects almost everything

Geospatial intelligence connects people, events, and places in ways that text alone cannot.

What GEOINT covers

  • Satellite and aerial imagery analysis.
  • Mapping platforms and geographic data.
  • Location data from devices and transactions.
  • Travel patterns and movement analysis.
  • Geotagged social media.

Practical applications

  • Verifying alibis through location data.
  • Mapping corporate or criminal infrastructure.
  • Tracking event attendance or presence.
  • Understanding supply chains and logistics.
  • Connecting subjects to locations.

Tools landscape

  • **Commercial**: Google Earth, Bing Maps, Mapbox.
  • **Satellite imagery**: Sentinel Hub, USGS Earth Explorer, commercial APIs.
  • **Mapping**: OpenStreetMap, ArcGIS, QGIS.
  • **Social media**: Geotagged post analysis.