![]() The value of satellite imagery for investigative journalism should grow as the quality of the raw material improves. The advantages of using the open source QGIS, mainly to discover higher resolution images, are described here on the Sector035 website. How to Find the Most Recent Satellite Imagery Anywhere on Earth, a flow chart by Joe Morrison. Part 1 of Ben Heubl’s May 2020 OSINT satellite training guide.Īdvice from ABC News: how to get started with satellite journalism An interview with Mark Doman, journalist and producer on the digital story innovations team at ABC News on how to get started with satellite imagery. ![]() How to use open source satellite data for your investigative reporting, by Ben Heubl, provides the basics (and more) on accessing, understanding and handling open source satellite data.įact-checking with open-source satellite images. Satellite Image Guide for Journalists and Media by Pierre Markuse covers topics including resolution, colors, tools and more, including helpful Twitter links. See related topics under “more resources” on the YouTube page.ġ5 Free Satellite Imagery Data Sources from GIS Geography, “a team of GIS evangelists who are passionate about all aspects of GIS.”įor a good basic introduction to the topic try this article by Anne Hale Miglarese, founder and CEO of the Radiant.Earth, a Washington, DC nonprofit applying satellite imagery to global development issues. Journalist Benjamin Strick in 2021 did a tutorial on YouTube on my four favorite satellite imagery tools Google Earth, Sentinel Hub, Zoom Earth, and the World Imagery Wayback Tool. Using satellite data for journalism - tips from the experts, a 2021 post on the Online Journalism Blog includes tips from five veteran journalists. Geo-Journalist Gustavo Faleiros’s favorite tools interviewed by GIJN in 2021. How to Expose Lies from the Skies Using Satellites and Drones, a summary of presentations at the GIJN 2021 conference. How to Set up a Raspberry Pi ADS-B Flight Tracker for OSINT Investigation, by Rae Baker, also known as Wondersmith_Rae on Twitter. Immediately below are some exceptional supplementary materials.Ī series of technical walkthroughs by Kendall Frimodig, for applying an object detection algorithm, such as YOLO or Mask-R-CNN, to satellite imagery with the ultimate goal of detecting specific objects, and maintaining the formatting necessary to re-project such findings to a map.įree Satellite Data on Africa This new tool by Digital Earth Africa offers free satellite data on water resources and flood risks, agriculture and food security, urbanization, and more. Selected Resources for Free Satellite Images.Organizations That Work With Journalists.GIJN’s exploration of this subject begins below, with these sections: He and others who work regularly with satellite imagery believe that journalists can do much more with satellite images. “I’d rather have journalists spend their time and effort in doing the story and crafting a great piece than sitting at a computer and scratching their heads saying what can a Sentinel 2 image do that a Landsat 8 image can’t,” commented one veteran in the field who works for a group that helps journalists. Given the technical issues involved, reporters may be well advised to seek expert help. ![]() Several on the list are non-profit organizations, but GIJN also has learned that some of the largest commercial firms are prepared to help journalists and provide images (see below). This GIJN resource includes ten places to go for pro bono help and free images, including high resolution images. Examining images can complement other research, possibly providing corroborating evidence. Imagery, as one expert put it, “is independent of the official line of thinking.”Īmong other benefits, images are great for showing change over time, such as retreating shorelines, growing islands or lost vegetation. There is real potential for investigative journalists to make greater use of these space images, although they have used them to report on conflicts, climate change, refugees, forest fires, illegal mining, oil spills, deforestation, slavery and many other topics. Satellite images are powerful tools for discovery and analysis, plus provide vivid illustrations. Global Investigative Journalism Network. Global Shining Light Award – Українською.Global Investigative Journalism Network.
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