How to perform an open source intelligence location search?
Geolocation tools
Creepy is a free tool that allows
data gathering from social networks and image hosting services for location
research.
The commercial option would
be Echosec that costs nearly
$500 per month.
IP-based Geolocation
IP-based
Geolocation is a mapping of the IP address or MAC address to the real-world
geographic location. There are many websites that map IP address to location, one of
them is iplocation.net.
When you
know WI-FI access points the person has previously connected to —
use wigle.net to map them and do more detailed
research on Google Earth.
Useful websites
·
http://photo-map.ru — allows to search geotagged
VKontakte posts, as a previous service, but requires authorization.
·
www.earthcam.com — the global network of
owned and operated live streaming webcams which might be useful during location
research.
· www.insecam.org — a
directory of online security cameras. The coordinates of the cameras are approximate
and point to the ISP address and not the physical address of the camera.