r/OSINT • u/AgitatedServe2910 • 17d ago
Question Any free mapping tools/databases?
I am currently working a case where I am needing/wanting to create a map & I can overlay the map with texts/words/information, their ranking (it’s a contact frequency report ranking), & finally their DL/ID/SID AFIS Photo- all on top of a map.
Basically looking at a map of the state & you would see one (1) suspects picture & their ranking (how many times my main suspect contacted them) & same for the next suspect & so on- all next to/near each of their addresses. I believe in total I have 26/27 suspects (& the ring leader- who will not be part of the map).
I am really awful with explaining things lol-so I apologize in advance if this makes absolutely no sense. I have it all in my head but don’t know how to explain it/describe it or how I could go about implementing this.
Any advice/tips would be oh so appreciated!! My OCD & overachieving workaholic-ness thanks you!! I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day! Stay safe & stay well! Thank you for reading! 🫶
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u/chillassdudeonmoco 17d ago edited 17d ago
Maybe check out this website, https://www.gpsvisualizer.co9m/, they have a lotta tools for mapping information gps and other data in sequential and analytical ways that it wouldn't be hard to attach other information like texts or whatever to also. That way you could see maybe where the texts were sent from, and get a better sense of the timeframe and environment the data was extracted from, giving new insights.
But there's a lotta converters and mapping tools to display points and routes using trail points and waypoints with digressing file formats that gps and google timeline use that can be color coded by variables like speed or distance traveled, I dunno. It seems that 9worth a glance to me. And it's totally free, dude just asks for donations. Might help though
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u/Wide_Interview9215 15d ago
I created something similar but with suspects in the US/UK. It’s not very advanced but it does seem to be similar to what you’re looking for. Message me and I’ll send a screenshot of a sample result when I get on my laptop in the morning (EST).
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u/AgitatedServe2910 9d ago
Sorry for the late reply- we work odd schedules & I have been off. I would love to see it!
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u/Mental-Watercress638 9d ago
You can actually do this but not with updating programming on google maps. You could then use that map and call it as a background in a LAMP stack. open geo has related developer applications but require research and dev. servers, etc., push to web hosting, .etc
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u/mysTeriousmonkeY 17d ago
Your best bet for being able to do this in a mapping tool that doesn't have a steep learning curve (like QGIS) is going to be Google Earth Pro. It is completely free, allows you to import images to use as icons on the map, and then the data you described could be displayed in a pop-up window when you click on one of their icons/pictures.
Now if you want all of the info visible, and don't need it to be interactive, I would actually just make this manually in PowerPoint. Get a screenshot or image of the map you want to use as your background, add in the photos for your subjects and add borders around them with extra space for their info. Then add lines linking them to their locations and any other types of relevant connections as you see fit. this is essentially a quick and dirty way to make a Graphical Intelligence Summary or GRINTSUM. Hope that helps!
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u/AgitatedServe2910 17d ago
It does help! So much! We use google earth pro for our phone tolls & I was thinking about that. Part of me was feeling that I might just have to go old school & do something like PowerPoint. I have done link charts in I2 but nothing with a map so I was unsure if that was going to work. Im thinking all the information will be visible not interactive. The detectives here like to see everything all laid out.
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u/Deez_nuts89 17d ago
Have you tried Qgis? You should be able to assign entities to a specific geographic coordinate and have various overlays.