Tom Jarvis·Jul 8Google Earth Pro isn’t dead yet, but we should prepareGoogle is ending new desktop downloads in 2027. For OSINT researchers, journalists and digital investigators, the bigger issue is…
Tom Jarvis·Jun 28Why Social Media Metadata Can Mislead ML ClassifiersPost metadata is one of the more interesting aspects to consider when classifying social media posts because it is not the content itself…
Tom Jarvis·Oct 25, 2025Xinjiang Military Test Site Fields Possible New RCS FacilityThis article outlines a relatively new facility built in Xinjiang. Located close to other sites I have previously explored, it demonstrates…
Tom Jarvis·Oct 25, 2025Possible satellite facility of Kyo-hwa-so №22, Oro, destroyed in 2019 floodThis article outlines the (to my knowledge) unreported natural destruction of a detention facility in North Korea, possibly connected to —…
Tom Jarvis·May 15, 2025GPT geolocation — Why it’s a teacher & not a usurperIn this article, I’d like to explore a rather impressive application of AI from a practical, observational perspective — geolocation using…
Tom Jarvis·Dec 20, 2023Using custom GPT to create a hatespeech identification toolHere we explore the creation and testing of a custom GPT running on GPT4 to identify and score messages on their hatespeech and toxicity…
InOSINT TeambyTom Jarvis·Feb 8, 2023OSINT Trick: Overlaying drone footage onto Google EarthIt is possible to overlay drone footage onto Google Earth as a way to get more contemporary images of an area.
InOSINT TeambyTom Jarvis·Apr 5, 2022Telegram OSINT: Generating a data ‘backbone’ for investigationWith Telegram growing ever more popular, vast amounts of data are being generated which we can use to map trends and fuel investigations…
Tom Jarvis·Jan 30, 2022Why we must nurture positive ethics in “citizen-driven” OSINTAs citizen-driven open source intelligence (OSINT) grows in popularity, so does the risk of techniques being used by bad actors. I outline…
Tom Jarvis·Aug 16, 2021Verifying footage of a Tibetan Prison with geolocation and OSINTThis article explains how the Tibet Research Project was able to verify footage and imagery of a prison in Tibet and clarify a mixture of…
