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Tracking Russian Military Vehicles on the Move
As military equipment has been transported towards Russia and Belarus’ borders with Ukraine in recent months, professional and enthusiast...
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Launching an Open Source Flight Database for Kazakhstan in Wake of Protests
As the crisis in Kazakhstan has unfolded over recent days, open source researchers have again turned to social media...
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The Data and the Dossier: Validating the “Wagnergate” Operation
Following the arrest of 33 mercenaries in Belarus in July 2020, аnd having early indications that this had been...
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First Steps to Getting Started in Open Source Research
Open source research has “come of age”, according to a recent article published by The Economist. What was once...
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You Told Us Where To Point A Satellite. Here Are The Results
In September, we asked our readers and followers for interesting locations where we could send Planet’s satellites to capture...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media Verification
How can we tell whether the posts, articles and claims we see on the internet and social media sites...
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Bellingcat Can Now Access Specialised Satellite Imagery. Tell Us Where We Should Look
Our team has purchased a subscription to Planet Labs, a private company whose satellites can capture 50cm resolution imagery...
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The Telltale Trail of the US Military’s New ‘Bladed’ Missile
In the last few years the US military has carried out a series of airstrikes using a secretive weapon....
Read moreThe Telltale Traces of the US Military’s New ‘Bladed’ Missile
In the last few years the US military has carried out a series of airstrikes using a secretive weapon....
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Is Climate Change Heating up Central Asia’s Border Disputes? Clues from Satellite Imagery
In late April, dozens were killed, hundreds were injured and thousands of civilians fled their homes during border clashes...
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