Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In part one of this two-part webinar Bellingcat Tech Fellow Sophie Tedling demonstrates in detail the possible uses of the mountaineering tool 'PeakVisor' for open-source research purposes.
You can contact Sophie via:
Post/DM to @PVfor OSINV on Twitter/X
DM on Bellingcat Discord Server to Slang
Email Sophie Tedling at boomslang@gaproject.com
Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:37 What is PeakVisor?
00:04:21 Geospatial Information Systems
00:11:32 The Google Suite Benchmark for Geolocation
00:22:50 Five USP PeakVisor Features: 30m Global Accuracy Data, Contour Mapping for Lines of Sight, Sun Trails for Chronolocation, Distance Calculation within Virtual Terrain, Photofit Image Match Validation
00:43:31 Exercise: Mount Rushmore - Comparing Google Earth & PV
00:59:57 PeakVisor Landing Page: Set Language, Explore Maps
01:01:20 PeakVisor Map Interface: Explore Mountains Map Page
01:09:55 Seven Underlying Parameters Describe the PV Panorama
01:15:30 Exercise: Ben Nevis – How Much Can We Do without PV Tuition?
01:23:58 PeakVisor Keyboard Controls
01:26:13 PeakVisor Driving Controls
01:27:25 How to Input a Location
01:28:31 How to Adjust Altitude and Read Contours in the 2D Map
01:32:09 How to Adjust Viewing Angles
01:36:08 How to Adjust Field of View and What It Means
01:43:22 How to Move from an Existing Location
01:48:43 How to Measure Distance to Another Location
01:50:08 EXERCISE: Revisiting Ben Nevis after a Driving Lesson
02:06:30 How to find a PhotoFit
02:15:15 EXERCISE: British Columbia
See the webinar handout here: acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:332bf223-2cc8-4970-84bd-2958500dd8ed
You can find a short written guide on the tool here: bellingcat.com/resources/2023/07/13/more-than-mountaineering-using-peakvisor-for-geolocation
In part one of this two-part webinar Bellingcat Tech Fellow Sophie Tedling demonstrates in detail the possible uses of the mountaineering tool 'PeakVisor' for open-source research purposes.
You can contact Sophie via:
Post/DM to @PVfor OSINV on Twitter/X
DM on Bellingcat Discord Server to Slang
Email Sophie Tedling at boomslang@gaproject.com
Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:37 What is PeakVisor?
00:04:21 Geospatial Information Systems
00:11:32 The Google Suite Benchmark for Geolocation
00:22:50 Five USP PeakVisor Features: 30m Global Accuracy Data, Contour Mapping for Lines of Sight, Sun Trails for Chronolocation, Distance Calculation within Virtual Terrain, Photofit Image Match Validation
00:43:31 Exercise: Mount Rushmore - Comparing Google Earth & PV
00:59:57 PeakVisor Landing Page: Set Language, Explore Maps
01:01:20 PeakVisor Map Interface: Explore Mountains Map Page
01:09:55 Seven Underlying Parameters Describe the PV Panorama
01:15:30 Exercise: Ben Nevis – How Much Can We Do without PV Tuition?
01:23:58 PeakVisor Keyboard Controls
01:26:13 PeakVisor Driving Controls
01:27:25 How to Input a Location
01:28:31 How to Adjust Altitude and Read Contours in the 2D Map
01:32:09 How to Adjust Viewing Angles
01:36:08 How to Adjust Field of View and What It Means
01:43:22 How to Move from an Existing Location
01:48:43 How to Measure Distance to Another Location
01:50:08 EXERCISE: Revisiting Ben Nevis after a Driving Lesson
02:06:30 How to find a PhotoFit
02:15:15 EXERCISE: British Columbia
See the webinar handout here: acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:332bf223-2cc8-4970-84bd-2958500dd8ed
You can find a short written guide on the tool here: bellingcat.com/resources/2023/07/13/more-than-mountaineering-using-peakvisor-for-geolocation
