Digital Evidence Database
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How to: Use Reverse Image Search for Human Rights Investigations
- Institution
Citizen Evidence Lab - Amnesty International
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2020-01-29
- Reference link
- https://citizenevidence.org/2020/01/29/how-to-use-reverse-image-search-for-human-rights-investigations/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- It provides guidance on how to use the reverse image search function.
- Description
- It provides guidance on how to use reverse image search for human rights investigations.
- Target group
- Human rights investigators and defenders
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How to: Use Google Translate When Working in a Foreign Language
- Institution
Citizen Evidence Lab - Amnesty International
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2020-02-27
- Reference link
- https://citizenevidence.org/2020/02/27/how-to-use-google-translate-when-working-in-a-foreign-language/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To provide assistance on the usage of 'google tranlsate' when working in a foreign language.
- Description
- The guide provides an instruction to the targetted audience on the usage of 'google translate' when working in a foreign language. It highlights the limitations as well as points of careful consideration when using the application, as an add on.
- Target group
- Human rights investigators and defenders
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How to Scrape Interactive Geospatial Data
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2018-09-05
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/09/05/scrape-interactive-geospatial-data/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- To provide guidance on how to scrape interactive geospatial data for further analysis and archiving.
- Description
- The guide provides concrete guidance on how to scrape interactive geospatial data that might be publicly accessible but not to be donwloaded, for further data analysis and archiving. The guide focuses on downloading geospatial data, but it is expected that some of these concepts will also be applicable to other formats of data which is stored in a similar fashion.
- Target group
- Open source researchers and investigators
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How to Prevent, Identify and Address Vicarious Trauma — While Conducting Open Source Investigations in the Middle East
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2018-10-18
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/10/18/prevent-identify-address-vicarious-trauma-conducting-open-source-investigations-middle-east/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- The guide is intended to serve as an educational tool for those working in the open source investigative field on how to prevent, identify and address vicarious trauma.
- Description
- The document focuses on open source investigations in the Middle East, but can be adapted to other geographic areas. Considering the graphic scenes that open source investigators face, the document includes practical advice on preventing, identifying and addressing secondary trauma. The document focus on upholding the investigator's well-being.
- 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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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 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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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 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 Use Google Earth’s Three Dimensional View: Feat. Syria, Yemen, Sudan
- Institution
Bellingcat
- Language
English
- Publication date
- 2019-03-05
- Reference link
- https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2019/03/05/how-to-use-google-earths-three-dimensional-view-feat-syria-yemen-sudan/
- Executive summary
- n/a
- Purpose
- Provides guidance on how to use varying angles of satellite imagery to get a three-dimensional understanding of an area.
- Description
- The document provides a practical approach on using varying angles of satellite imagery to get a three-dimensional understanding of an area through Google Earth. It assists the identification of the sides of a building, the true features of landforms and the shadows of objects. It uses examples from investigations in Syria, Yemen and Sudan.
- Target group
- Open source researchers and investigators
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