Open source intelligence (OSINT) Resources
Satellite Image Archive
The Vault is Contested Ground's unique archive of publicly-released satellite imagery from 2020 to present. It is updated daily.
Hosted on Google Maps, The Vault is a geolocated dataset of 1000+ images published by news outlets, think tanks, government bodies and NGOs.
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Satellite Imagery Resources
Open Access
- Google Earth Pro (Up to 30 cm resolution)
- Sentinel-2 (10m-60m): Sentinel Hub and Copernicus
- Landsat 8/9 (15m-30m): Sentinel Hub and Earth Explorer
- NASA World View (250m)
- Zoom Earth (500m)
Commercial (select examples)
- Apollo Mapping
- EOS Landviewer (also has Sentinel-2)
- Maxar Technologies
- Planet Labs
- Umbra Space
Vehicles, Equipment and Aircraft
- Aircraft Recognition Guide: Civ/Mil Airplanes and helicopters.
- Armed Forces EU: Country military profiles.
- Army Recognition: Army, Navy and Air compendium.
- Military Factory: Aviation, vehicles, naval warfare.
- Military UV: Military drone database.
- Navy Recognition: News and Naval Specifications.
- Tank-AFV: Covering equipment from WW1 to Present.
- Weapon Systems: Weapons database with factsheets.
Munitions, UXOs and Armaments
- Arms & Munitions Classification System (Guide), ARES, 2022.
- Collective Awareness to UXO: Database with images.
- Fenix Insight: Munitions database.
- Missile Identification and Assessment (Guide), IISS, 2022.
- Missilery: Images of missiles and missile technology.
- Open Source Munitions Portal: Verified images.
Data Sources
- Flight Radar 24: Aircraft Tracking using ADS-B data.
- GPS Jam: Daily Maps of GPS Interference.
- Marine Traffic: Ship Tracking using AIS data.
- NASA FIRMS: Heat Detection Data (375m, 1km resolution).
- Open Aerial Maps: UAV and Satellite Imagery.
- Open Infrastructure Map: Power, Solar, Oil, Gas, Water.
- Open Sanctions: Sanctions Database.
- Open Street Map: Alternative to Google Maps, Bing, etc.
- Vessel Finder: Ship Tracking using AIS data.