Location OSINT
Physical Location OSINT
This is helpful when doing physical pentest where you try to break in to a building. Utilize satellite images to get more information about the location / building. Utilize drones to get a view of the location.
Things to look for when doing reconnassaince of a building/area:
Door location
Are there security in place
Smoking or break area
Parking lots
Places where you can stealthily park/stay to scope out the location.
Identifying Geographical Locations
You have an image of a place, it has no exif/meta data. Now what?
Location Analysis
Weather:
Winter (Snowy weather)
Possibly taken from northern hemisphere or a place that gets winter season.
Car:
Plate number
Car model
Driver seat position
Parking position / driving lane
Left vs Right driving: https://www.worldstandards.eu/cars/list-of-left-driving-countries/
Landmarks:
Street / Road signs
Buildings
Architecture
Other info:
Language
Position of the sun
Google Maps
When using google maps, make sure the Satellite and Globe view.
Resources
Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps
GeoGuessr: https://www.geoguessr.com/
GeoGuessr Tips, Tricks, and Techniques: https://somerandomstuff1.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/geoguessr-the-top-tips-tricks-and-techniques/
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