
Highlighting some of the tools that can be used for investigations.
Tools
Access to information Data Research Verification
Tracking flights in real time with Flightradar24
A tool that enables users to see real-time information about
thousands of aircraft around the world.
Mapping
Public Lab: DIY mapping tools
A community, which develops and applies open-source tools for
environmental investigation.
Research Mapping Data
Google Earth Outreach
Tools to create visualisations and tell their stories using Google Earth.
Investigating Visual Media
Mapbox
Create your own user generated maps
Research Verification
CameraV
A mobile app by The GuardianProject and WITNESS that captures and
preserves the metadata of...
Conflict and Power Money and Politics
Maltego
A tool that helps to identify relationships and real world links
between people, groups,...
Tails
The operating system designed to preserve your privacy and anonymity.
Conflict and Power
PATTRN: A tool to map events
A tool that can be used to collaboratively build a database of
information that enables users to...
Quantum GIS
A free and open source tool to create, edit, visualise, analyse and
publish geospatial data.
Tor Browser
A tool to browse the web securely.
Infogram
An online visualisation tool that allows you to create interactive
charts from your data.
Tableau Public
A free tool for visualising data.
GlobaLeaks
An adaptable platform to acquire information from anonymous sources
and whistleblowers.
Visual.ly
A place to showcase your work and find inspiration.
OTR: A tool to anonymize your communications
Off-the-record messaging (also known as OTR) allows you to have
secure conversations with other...
GPG Encryption for Your Emails
A tool allowing you to encrypt the content of your emails if the
person you write to also uses it.
Mapknitter, a tool for "stitching" aerial images together
Mapknitter is a free, open source tool for combining and
positioningimages into a composite image...
Kill Your Phone
Enclose your phone into a Faraday cage to block all incoming and outgoing signals!
Google Fusion Tables
DISCONTINUED - A web application by Google allowing you to gather, visualise and share large...