Video Geolocation Workflow

1. 1. Identify the geolocation objective (humanitarian/journalistic/military)

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2. 2. Extract keyframes with FFmpeg: ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vf "fps=1/10" frame_%04d.png

   FFmpeg ↗

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3. 3. Extract EXIF metadata: exiftool video.mp4

   ExifTool ↗

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4. 4. Analyse audio: language, accent, calls to prayer (adhan = time + orientation to Mecca)

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5. 5. Identify visual anchors: signs, licence plates, architecture, vegetation

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6. 6. Geolocate anchors individually with Google Lens / Yandex Images + Overpass Turbo

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7. 7. Trace sight lines from each anchor

   Google Earth Pro ↗

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8. 8. Validate with Street View

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9. 9. Validate with historical satellite imagery

   Copernicus Browser ↗

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10. 10. Determine camera cardinal orientation with SunCalc

    SunCalc ↗

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11. 11. Triangulate date (chronolocation)

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12. 12. Document with BLUF + evidence package (each anchor with frame + screenshot + URL + hash)

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