Esri World Imagery Wayback
WorkingFree
Compares dated historical versions of Esri satellite imagery for one spot.
Geolocation & Maps
13 OSINT tools and guides. Use them lawfully and ethically.
Satellite & historical imagery (3)
Google Earth
WorkingFree
Satellite imagery with historical imagery (desktop) and 3D terrain.
Sentinel Hub EO Browser
WorkingPaidLogin required
Recent and historical free satellite imagery (Sentinel, Landsat).
Maps & street level (4)
Open Infrastructure Map
WorkingFree
Maps power lines, telecom, pipelines, and other infrastructure from OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap
WorkingFree
Open, community-edited world map.
Overpass Turbo
WorkingFree
Query OpenStreetMap data (e.g. every bridge near a river) to narrow a location.
Mapillary
May be blockedFree
Crowdsourced street-level imagery worldwide.
Geolocation tools (4)
PeakVisor
WorkingPaid
Identifies mountain peaks and skylines to match landscape photos.
Picarta
WorkingPaid
AI estimate of where a photo was taken; treat as a lead, not proof.
ShadeMap
WorkingPaid
Simulates shadows from terrain and buildings at any date and time, useful for photo chronolocation.
SunCalc
WorkingFree
Sun position and shadow direction for a place and time, to check when a photo was taken.
Guides & references (2)
Bellingcat how-to guides (geolocation)
WorkingFree
Bellingcat how-to articles on geolocating photos and video.
GeoHints
WorkingFree
Reference of country clues (signs, bollards, plates, poles) for geolocating photos.