Digital Evidence Database
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Using Time-Lapse Satellite Imagery To Detect Infrastructure Changes: Case-Studies via Myanmar, Nigeria and the South China Sea
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2018-11-19
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/11/19/using-time-lapse-satellite-imagery-detect-infrastructure-changes-case-studies-via-myanmar-nigeria-south-china-sea/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- Enhance the analysis of events in conflict areas through the use of satellite imagery.
- Description
- The guide assists the use of time-lapse satellite imagery to detect infrastructure changes. Considering that conflict areas are often not reachable by unbiased areas, the document presents guidance on how to use satellite imagery to retrieve evidence from destruction of buildings, the erection of temporary structures and newly constructed permanent facilities. It uses case-studes from Myanmar, Nigeria and the South China Sea.
- Target group
- Open source researchers and investigators
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How to Identify Burnt Villages by Satellite Imagery — Case-Studies from California, Nigeria and Myanmar
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2018-09-04
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/09/04/identify-burnt-villages-satellite-imagery%e2%80%8a-case-studies-california-nigeria-myanmar/
- Purpose
- Enhance the analysis of events in conflict areas through the use of satellite imagery.
- Description
- The document provides guidance on the identification of burnt villages through the use of satellite imagery. It uses case-studies from California, Nigeria and Myanmar.
- Target group
- Open source researchers and investigators
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Creating an Android Open Source Research Device on Your PC
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2018-08-23
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/08/23/creating-android-open-source-research-device-pc/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To provide a walk-through on setting up a virtual Android device on a PC to conduct open source research.
- Description
- The guide provides a walk-through on setting up a virtual Android device on a PC to conduct open source research. It includes instructions for the installation of Genymotion and VirtualBox.
- Target group
- Open source researchers and investigators
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How to Collect Sources from Syria If You Don’t Read Arabic
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2018-07-10
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/07/10/how-to-collect-sources-from-syria-if-you-dont-read-arabic/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To facilitate open source investigation and collection of sources from Syria to non-Arabic speakers.
- Description
- The guide introduces some free and easy to use tools to start researching groups and verifying content found online. It includes basic tools for Arabic research, and the usage of OCR. Lastly, it sets out limitations and recommendations.
- Target group
- Open source investigators and journalists
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How to Digitally Verify Combatant Affiliation in Middle East Conflicts
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2018-07-09
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/07/09/digitally-verify-middle-east-conflicts/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To assist the process of verification of videos and photos.
- Description
- The guide specifically covers how one can determine what side a combatant belongs to in photos or videos from Middle Eastern conflicts, a key step in verifying the authenticity of videos and photos from conflict zones in the region. It includes information about military uniforms, patches and insignia, and arms and equipment. The guide is useful in providing information on linkage evidence.
- Target group
- Open source investigators, analysts and journalists
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How to Archive Open Source Materials
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2018-02-22
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/02/22/archive-open-source-materials/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To provide guidance on how to archive open source materials.
- Description
- The document provides guidance on how to collect, archive and preserve open source materials. It introduces tools like third-party archive platforms and testing them with social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. It also assists the collection of photographs and videos from websites like YouTube and Instagram.
- Target group
- Open source researchers and investigators
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How to Conduct Comprehensive Video Collection
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2017-10-17
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2017/10/17/conduct-comprehensive-video-collection/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To provide guidance on collection of videos.
- Description
- The guide provides advice and some tips on how to gather and collect as much video as possible on a particular event, whether it is videos from witnesses of a natural disaster or a terrorist attack. For most examples used in the guide, it is assumes that the event is a large protest or demonstration, but the same advice is applicable to other events. It includes a step-by-step description of the sets of searches: from searches through livestreams to day-specific filters on various platforms.
- Target group
- Open source investigators and journalists
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Automatically Discover Website Connections Through Tracking Codes
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2017-07-31
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2017/07/31/automatically-discover-website-connections-tracking-codes/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To provide advice on how to discover website connections through tracking codes.
- Description
- The guide explores how to automatically discover links between websites through tracking codes using some handcrafted Python.
- Target group
- Open source researchers and investigators
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Advanced Guide on Verifying Video Content
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2017-06-30
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2017/06/30/advanced-guide-verifying-video-content/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To provide advice on the verification of video content, most often found on social networks and file sharing platforms.
- Description
- The guide includes practical tactics frequently used by the Bellingcat team. It makes an effort to provide readers with ways to work around the limitations of the available tools. In addition to promoting tools, it also expects to bolster creativity in avoiding dead ends. It includes instructions on how to use tools such as reverse image search.
- Target group
- Open source investigators and journalists
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Vacuuming Image Metadata from the Wayback Machine
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2016-12-06
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2016/12/06/vacuuming-image-metadata-wayback-machine/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To provide assistance on retrieving image metadata on the Wayback Machine.
- Description
- The guide presents advice on how to pull down all images for a particular URL on the Wayback Machine, extract any EXIF data and then output all of the information into a spreadsheet ahead of review. It includes the prerequisites and the coding instructions for the process.
- Target group
- Open source researchers and investigators
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