Geolocation (Physical) OSINT Tools

Google Maps

Maps, places, and street-level imagery

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

Airframes.org

Long-running aircraft registration history

Baidu Maps

Chinese web map with proprietary panoramas

Bellingcat Search Grid Generator

Generate numbered KML search grids over an area of interest

Bing Maps

Microsoft web map with bird's-eye imagery

CalcMaps

Measure distance, area and radius on a map for geoint

Clear Channel Billboard Directory

Search Clear Channel billboard locations for geolocation

Copernicus Browser

ESA Sentinel imagery browser and renderer

Dual Maps

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

Earth Engine

Cloud satellite analysis platform by Google

Equasis

Free vessel ownership and inspection database

F4 Map

OSM-based 3D city renderer with shadows

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

FreeMapTools

Mapping utilities for radius and distance

GPS Visualizer

Geocode addresses to coordinates and plot GPS data on maps

GeoNames

Open global gazetteer with REST API

GeoSeer

Search engine for WMS/WFS spatial data services

Global Fishing Watch Map

Track vessels and fishing activity from AIS and satellite data

Global Forest Watch

WRI platform for deforestation alerts

Globe.ADSBExchange

ADS-B Exchange unfiltered live aircraft map

Google Earth

a global geospatial visualization platform with satellite imagery, 3D terrain

Google Earth Pro

Desktop Google Earth with historical imagery

Gumtree

Classifieds marketplace OSINT source

HERE WeGo

HERE maps with global satellite, 3D and routing as a non-Google base

Historic Aerials

View decades of historical aerial imagery by location

Instant Street View

Jump to Google Street View for any address instantly

KartaView

Open crowdsourced street imagery project

LandViewer

Browse and analyze satellite imagery by area of interest

LandsatLook

Browse the USGS Landsat satellite archive by location

Lloyd's List Intelligence

Lloyd's List maritime intelligence platform

MapChecking

Estimate crowd size by drawing an area and density on a map

Mapillary

a street-level imagery platform for exploring geotagged public photos and map

Marble

KDE virtual globe desktop application

MarineTraffic

a vessel tracking platform for AIS positions, ship histories, ports, and mari

Maxar Open Data Program

Free high-res satellite imagery for disasters

Mooncalc

Moon-position calculator for any date

MyShipTracking

Free near-real-time AIS vessel map

N2YO

Track satellites live by NORAD ID and predict overhead passes

NASA Earthdata Search

NASA portal for Earth observation datasets

NASA FIRMS

Near-real-time fire detection feed from NASA

NASA Worldview

a NASA map interface for near-real-time satellite imagery and earth observati

NASA Worldview Snapshots

NASA daily satellite snapshot generator

NOAA CLASS

NOAA archive for weather and radar data

OSM Buildings

JS library for 3D OSM building extrusion

OSM Hot Tasking Manager

Coordinated humanitarian OSM mapping platform

Open Infrastructure Map

OSM map of power and pipeline infrastructure

OpenAerialMap

Open catalogue of satellite and drone imagery

OpenCellID

Open community cell-tower location database

OpenRailwayMap

an OpenStreetMap-based railway infrastructure map for tracks, signals, gauges

OpenSeaMap

Free OpenStreetMap-based nautical chart of seamarks and harbours

OpenStreetCam

Legacy crowdsourced street imagery (now KartaView)