Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In the second part of the two-part webinar, Bellingcat Tech Fellow Sophie Tedling takes you through using PeakVisor for geolocations with specific case studies from her own research.
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 Intro
00:09:02 PeakVisor’s Data Sources
00:18:10 PeakVisor's API
00:25:40 Comparing Google Suite and PeakVisor: How They Work Together
00:28:25 What PeakVisor Shows and Hides
00:37:06 Sun and Moon Trails and the Shadow Method: Suncalc
01:02:44 Depth and the Parallax Effect
01:05:25 Depth and Field of View
01:07:38 Field of View, Focal Length and HFOV: Chasing the Perfect Photofit
01:09:12 Contours, Lines of Sight, Distance to the Horizon
01:25:08 Carlos’ Search Strategy: Confirmation and Elimination (see also Gabor Friesen’s Approach)
01:29:13 Performance Issues and their Management
01:30:58 EXERCISE: Tajik Mountain Burial, mutual tool validation between PeakVisor, Planet and Google Earth Pro
02:11:30 The Effect of Terrain on the 3D Panorama – Looking Where You Were Standing
02:13:29 Tracking the Process of Tool Collaboration
02:14:21 What the POPSI Project Is, What is Has Delivered
02:18:40 How to Take Part in the POPSI Project
02:19:26 How To Get the Most Out of PeakVisor
Find the webinar handout here: acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:781c7579-9e42-4dd6-aeb4-990715046d0a
You can find a short guide to the tool here: bellingcat.com/resources/2023/07/13/more-than-mountaineering-using-peakvisor-for-geolocation
In the second part of the two-part webinar, Bellingcat Tech Fellow Sophie Tedling takes you through using PeakVisor for geolocations with specific case studies from her own research.
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 Intro
00:09:02 PeakVisor’s Data Sources
00:18:10 PeakVisor's API
00:25:40 Comparing Google Suite and PeakVisor: How They Work Together
00:28:25 What PeakVisor Shows and Hides
00:37:06 Sun and Moon Trails and the Shadow Method: Suncalc
01:02:44 Depth and the Parallax Effect
01:05:25 Depth and Field of View
01:07:38 Field of View, Focal Length and HFOV: Chasing the Perfect Photofit
01:09:12 Contours, Lines of Sight, Distance to the Horizon
01:25:08 Carlos’ Search Strategy: Confirmation and Elimination (see also Gabor Friesen’s Approach)
01:29:13 Performance Issues and their Management
01:30:58 EXERCISE: Tajik Mountain Burial, mutual tool validation between PeakVisor, Planet and Google Earth Pro
02:11:30 The Effect of Terrain on the 3D Panorama – Looking Where You Were Standing
02:13:29 Tracking the Process of Tool Collaboration
02:14:21 What the POPSI Project Is, What is Has Delivered
02:18:40 How to Take Part in the POPSI Project
02:19:26 How To Get the Most Out of PeakVisor
Find the webinar handout here: acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:781c7579-9e42-4dd6-aeb4-990715046d0a
You can find a short guide to the tool here: bellingcat.com/resources/2023/07/13/more-than-mountaineering-using-peakvisor-for-geolocation
