N2YO satellite tracking: Intelligence Source Guide
N2YO turns the public satellite catalogue into answers: where an object is right now, when it next passes over a...
Satellite Imagery
CelesTrak / Space-Track: Intelligence Source Guide
CelesTrak and Space-Track are the two public front doors to the US-maintained satellite catalogue: mean orbital elements for tens of...
Satellite Imagery: Data Point Intelligence Guide
Overhead imagery does not tell you what happened. It tells you what changed between two dates, and the analyst supplies...
Facility / Site: Data Point Intelligence Guide
A facility is where corporate paper meets physical reality. Registries tell you who claims the site; the ground truth tells...
GPS Coordinates: Data Point Intelligence Guide
Six decimal places is a doorstep. Two is a district. Precision in a coordinate is a decision about harm, not...
Location / Coordinates: Data Point Intelligence Guide
A place name is not a point. It is a claim about where something happened, carrying a resolution, a source...
CBRN Intelligence (CBRNINT): Intelligence Discipline Guide
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risk is monitored by an unusually open international architecture. The intelligence value is in reading...
Space Intelligence (SPACEINT): Intelligence Discipline Guide
Orbits are deterministic and observable. A satellite cannot hide its manoeuvres from anyone willing to do the arithmetic, and much...
Measurement & Signature Intel (MASINT): Intelligence Discipline Guide
Imagery shows you the object. Measurement and signature intelligence tells you what the object is doing, how hot it is...
Imagery Intelligence (IMINT): Intelligence Discipline Guide
An image is a measurement, not a picture. Imagery intelligence extracts what can be measured, then defends out loud the...
