Institutional Research Utilities

Forensic OSINT & Verification Toolkit

A dedicated suite of client-side investigative engines and vetted open-source utilities. Engineered for journalists, fact-checkers, and human rights researchers operating under strict operational security constraints.

Engineered by Dawat Free Media

Native In-Browser Verification Engines

100% Client-Side Memory • Zero Server Uploads

Diagnostic Cockpit #01

Digital Media Verification Navigator

An all-in-one forensic workbench for inspecting image EXIF metadata, calculating cryptographic SHA-256 digests, and running simulated Error Level Analysis (ELA) to identify copy-paste photo splicing.

Client-side binary EXIF & IPTC parsing
Canvas-based Error Level Analysis (ELA)
Hardware-accelerated SHA-256 hashing
Exportable plain-text forensic dossiers

Launch Verification Navigator →

Forensic Suite #02

Image Forensics & Splicing Suite

Detect photo manipulation, copy-paste cloning, and synthetic generation. Features interactive Error Level Analysis (ELA), luminance gradient maps, and a draggable split-curtain comparison slider.

Interactive split-curtain wipe comparison
Dynamic ELA scale & recompression sliders
Sobel luminance surface light vectors
Exportable forensic composite PNGs

Launch Image Forensics Suite →

Ephemeris Engine #03

Solar Shadow Chronolocator

Pinpoint the exact time and date an eyewitness photo or conflict video was recorded. Calculates sun azimuth angles, elevation arcs, and projects shadow vectors directly onto high-resolution satellite imagery.

Astronomical algorithms (Jean Meeus ephemeris)
Esri Satellite + OpenStreetMap GIS map
24-hour time scrubber & animated sun arc
Physical object height shadow ratio calculator

Launch Shadow Chronolocator →

Video Forensics #04

Video Keyframe Extractor & Verifier

Deconstruct social video streams and conflict recordings into high-resolution keyframes without server uploads. Dispatch reverse visual searches directly to Google Lens, TinEye, and Yandex to detect recycled footage.

Frame-by-frame precision stepping (30fps)
Batch storyboard slicer (6, 12, or 24 frames)
Multi-engine reverse image query dispatcher
1-click bridge to ELA & EXIF inspection

Launch Video Verifier →

Metadata Engine #05

Deep Metadata & EXIF Tag Inspector

Binary parsing of EXIF, IPTC, and XMP application headers in local memory. Uncover Photoshop edit histories, camera serial identifiers, exposure telemetry, and interactive satellite mapping for GPS coordinates.

Binary parsing of EXIF, IPTC, and XMP chunks
Interactive Leaflet satellite map for GPS geotags
Camera serial & software edit trace auditing
JSON and CSV evidentiary metadata exports

Launch Metadata Inspector →

Visual Intelligence #06

Reverse Visual Search Hub & Dispatcher

Determine the earliest appearance and true provenance of suspect images. Calculates perceptual dHash/aHash fingerprints, offers interactive sub-region cropping, and generates one-click searches across Google Lens, TinEye, and Yandex.

Client-side perceptual dHash & aHash calculation
Interactive canvas sub-region crop tool
Multi-engine dispatchers (Google, TinEye, Yandex, Bing)
Seamless bridging to ELA and metadata analysis

Launch Reverse Search Hub →

Institutional Ecosystem

Authoritative External OSINT Infrastructure

Vetted Non-Commercial & Institutional Utilities

When investigations require petabyte-scale planetary radar data or deep binary sensor parsing, we recommend the following authoritative, peer-reviewed utilities maintained by international academic and scientific bodies:

Earth Observation

Sentinel Hub EO Browser

European Space Agency (Copernicus Sentinel-2) multispectral satellite passes updated every 5 days. Essential for assessing flood destruction, burn scars, and structural changes.

Open Sentinel Hub ↗

Command-Line Forensic CLI

ExifTool by Phil Harvey

The gold standard command-line utility for reading and writing deep binary metadata tags across virtually every known media format.

Download ExifTool ↗

Browser Extension

InVID-WeVerify Verification Suite

An EU-funded newsroom plugin for Chrome and Firefox providing Twitter/X timeline scraping, video deconstruction, and visual forensic analysis.

InVID Project Portal ↗

Astronomical Reference

SunCalc.org by Vladimir Agafonkin

Reference astronomical sun calculations and shadow lengths. The mathematical algorithms powering our native in-browser Chronolocator.

SunCalc Reference ↗

Error Level Analysis

FotoForensics Lab

Dr. Neal Krawetz’s pioneering web application for Error Level Analysis (ELA), luminance gradient visualization, and JPEG compression quantization inspection.

FotoForensics Lab ↗

Perceptual Hash Index

TinEye Reverse Search

Searches by unique perceptual image fingerprints rather than visual keywords. Sort results by "Oldest" to discover the earliest known appearance of viral media.

TinEye Index ↗

Academic & Field Methodologies

Vetted Research Monographs & Handbooks

Explore Dawat's peer-reviewed investigations into digital forensics, operational security blueprints, and media manipulation defense.

The OSINT Handbook (14 min read) → Video Verification Manual →