Best GEOINT Tools — Geospatial Intelligence & Geolocation

Google Maps

Maps, places, and street-level imagery

Google Reverse Image Search

Find visually similar images on Google

Yandex Image Search

Yandex reverse image search

ACLED Dashboard

Coded political violence event database

ACME Mapper

Multi-layer slippy map with coordinate readout

ADS-B Exchange

an unfiltered flight tracking network using ADS-B data from aircraft and comm

ADSBHub

Community ADS-B exchange and feed

AIS Hub

Community AIS data exchange

AIS-Catcher

Open-source AIS receiver software

ARETE Bellingcat Toolkit

Bellingcat curated OSINT toolkit

Airfleets

Airline fleet and aircraft history database

Airframes.org

Long-running aircraft registration history

Astrometry.net

Plate-solve an astronomical image to sky coordinates and objects

BR's EXIFextracter

Windows tool exporting photo EXIF metadata to CSV in bulk

Baidu Images

Reverse image search with strong Chinese coverage

Baidu Maps

Chinese web map with proprietary panoramas

Bellingcat OpenStreetMap Search

Bellingcat Overpass attribute search UI

Bellingcat Search Grid Generator

Generate numbered KML search grids over an area of interest

Bellingcat TikTok Timestamp

Recover the exact upload date of a TikTok video from its URL

Bing Maps

Microsoft web map with bird's-eye imagery

Bing Visual Search

Microsoft visual and reverse image search

C2PA Verify

Verify C2PA Content Credentials and provenance in media

CalcMaps

Measure distance, area and radius on a map for geoint

Carbon14

Estimate the publication date of images on a web page

Carnet.ai

Recognize car make, model, generation and color from a photo

Clear Channel Billboard Directory

Search Clear Channel billboard locations for geolocation

Compress or Die

Compress images and reveal hidden Exif, GPS, and IPTC metadata

Copernicus Browser

ESA Sentinel imagery browser and renderer

Dual Maps

Side-by-side Google/Bing/Street View viewer

ESA SNAP

ESA desktop toolbox for processing Sentinel satellite imagery

Earth Engine

Cloud satellite analysis platform by Google

EarthKit

AI toolkit that speeds up photo geolocation with maps and models

Equasis

Free vessel ownership and inspection database

European Railway Agency Register

EU rail rolling-stock registration database

ExifEditor

View and edit a photo's EXIF metadata online

ExifLooter

Extract GPS from image EXIF and map it on OpenStreetMap

ExifTool

a metadata extraction and editing utility for images, documents, media, and m

ExifViewer

Inspect EXIF, IPTC and XMP metadata of an image

Exifinfo

Online EXIF and metadata viewer for images

Exiv2

a metadata library and command-line tool for reading and writing image metada

Extract Metadata

Extract hidden metadata from files and images

Ezgif

Split video into frames for reverse-search and analysis

F4 Map

OSM-based 3D city renderer with shadows

FAA N-Number Inquiry

FAA US-registered tail-number lookup

FleetMon

Vessel tracking and port intelligence

Flickr Map

Browse geotagged Flickr photos on a world map

FlightAware

a flight tracking and aviation data service for aircraft, route, airport, and

Flightradar24

a live flight tracking platform for aircraft positions, routes, histories, an

Forensic Architecture

Spatial 3D reconstruction of incidents from open-source media

Forensically

a browser-based image forensics suite for clone detection, error analysis, me

FotoForensics

an image analysis service for error level analysis, metadata review, and mani

FreeMapTools

Mapping utilities for radius and distance

GPS Visualizer

Geocode addresses to coordinates and plot GPS data on maps

GeoChirp

Map-based search for geotagged social media

GeoConfirmed

Map of geolocated and verified conflict-zone visual media

GeoEstimation

Open-source photo geolocation neural net

GeoHints

Visual clue reference for image geolocation

GeoLite2

Free MaxMind IP geolocation data

GeoNames

Open global gazetteer with REST API

GeoSeer

Search engine for WMS/WFS spatial data services