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--- start [2025/03/12 14:36] – [Meteors] laurent
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     * Real Time Maps :
-      * [[https://www.flightradar24.com/46.83,2.46/7|Flightradar 24]]  Pro Tip : you can export a kml of a flight and import it into google earth for a fpv.
+      * [[https://www.flightradar24.com/46.83,2.46/7|Flight Radar 24]] A tool for flight tracking that allows you to see what's flying overhead, including the aircraft model, where it's coming from, and where it's going.
-      * [[https://www.flightradar24.com/multiview/34.8,27.73/6| Flight Radar 24 Geographic]]  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VZ89nBwvZKg|short video]]  A tool for flight tracking that allows you to see what's flying overhead, including the aircraft model, where it's coming from, and where it's going.
+          * [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VZ89nBwvZKg|short video]]
+          * Pro Tip : you can export a kml of a flight and import it into google earth for a fpv.
       * [[https://globe.adsbexchange.com/]]\\
       * [[https://planefinder.net/|planefinder.net]] Works in the past and free ! (at least it did)
-      * [[http://casperflights.com/|CasperFlights]]
+      * [[http://casperflights.com/|CasperFlights]] is obsolete, but still links to functional ADS-B tracking websites for several European countries.
       * [[https://www.ads-b.nl/index.php?pageno=1510\\|Tracking Military Aircrafts]]
       * [[https://fr.flightaware.com/|Find Flights]]\\
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     * [[http://www.aeroweb-fr.net/constructeurs|Aeroweb]] Tech specs of some aircrafts by manufacturer/model, with dimensions.
     * [[http://www.airport-data.com/|Plane Search]]
+    * [[http://www.airliners.net/|Airliners.net/Airplanes - Aviation - Aircraft- Aircraft Photos & News]]
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   * https://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html\\
   * http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/meteo-contrails.htm\\
-    * Practical information about [[tools:recherches:contrails|contrails]] behind planes.
   * https://www.globe.gov/web/s-cool/home/observation-and-reporting/contrails\\
   * https://www.globe.gov/web/s-cool/home/observation-and-reporting/contrails/contrail-resources\\
-  * https://books.google.fr/books?id=8lpzAwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA124&lpg=RA1-PA124&dq=%22intermittent+contrails%22+formation&source=bl&ots=ZFRMcneEYB&sig=4FHHvH3VWwx8OqvMS6XiUgscUas&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbo6T199LRAhWEXRQKHYF8CjYQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q&f=false\\
+  * Appleman Map : See https://www.globe.gov/web/s-cool/home/observation-and-reporting/contrails/appleman-chart-student
+    * The Appleman map extended to the ground which gives, as a function of atmospheric pressure and temperature considered directly, the theoretical curves of relative humidity (RH). To the left of 0%, contrails always form, to the right of 100%, no formation is possible, and between the two, contrail formation is possible.
+  * See in the literature, an example of intermittent contrail. https://books.google.fr/books?id=8lpzAwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA124&lpg=RA1-PA124&dq=%22intermittent+contrails%22+formation&source=bl&ots=ZFRMcneEYB&sig=4FHHvH3VWwx8OqvMS6XiUgscUas&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbo6T199LRAhWEXRQKHYF8CjYQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q&f=false\\
 ====Drones====
-  * https://www.mach7drone.com/ (restrictions maps)\\
+  * TBD\\
 ====Gliders====
+  * TBD
+====Lighter Than Air====
+  * TBD
 ===== Weather =====
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       * https://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/satellite.php?mode=archives-image-visible-France\\
       * https://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/satellite.php?mode=archives-infrarouge-noir-et-blanc\\
-    * [[tools:recherches:meteo:metar|requêtes METAR et SYNOP]]. Among other things, they allow us to know the altitude of the cloud ceiling..
+    * [[tools:recherches:meteo:metar|METAR et SYNOP Requests]]. Among other things, they allow us to know the altitude of the cloud ceiling...
-    * [[http://en.sat24.com/en/fr]] on France. Satellite views in InfraRed (presented by Richard Haynes at CAIPAN2014). Can show lightning strikes in real time. But I couldn't get the lightning to display in archive mode.
+      * [[http://metaf2xml.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/metaf.pl?lang=en|METAR & SYNOP Decoders]]
+    * [[https://www.sat24.com/en-gb]] on France. Satellite views in InfraRed (presented by Richard Haynes at CAIPAN2014). Can show lightning strikes in real time. But I couldn't get the lightning to display in archive mode.
     * UV solar index (TBD)
   * Wind in the past f(date,altitude): https://earth.nullschool.net/fr/
+  * https://www.infoclimat.fr/fr/cartes/observations-meteo/temps-reel/temperature/carte-interactive.html#5/44.4779/11.7753  europe's interactive map
   * https://www.infoclimat.fr/\\
   * https://www.infoclimat.fr/stations/static.php\\
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 ===== Geo =====
-  * [[https://www.google.fr/intl/fr/earth/|Google Earth]]
+  * [[https://www.google.fr/intl/fr/earth/|Google Earth]]  https://www.google.com/intl/fr/earth/about/versions/#download-pro\\
-  * https://www.google.com/intl/fr/earth/about/versions/#download-pro\\
+  * [[https://www.openstreetmap.org/|OpenStreetMap]]
+      * Allows you to locate an address, coordinates on a map or satellite photo. These maps are royalty-free and should be preferred over Google Maps if the documents are to be made public.
   * Microsoft Maps app: On Windows 10/11, type "maps" (or the translation of that word in your country) in the "search windows" box at the bottom left. Maps can sometimes provide more up-to-date images than Google Earth.
   * [[https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/calculators/magcalc.shtml|Estimate magnetic declination by location/date]] or [[https://www.magnetic-declination.com/countries.php|Estimate magnetic declination by location]] to be able to correct compass pointings.
-  * [[http://www.coordonnees-gps.fr/conversion-coordonnees-gps|Conversion de coordonnées géographiques]]
+  * [[http://www.coordonnees-gps.fr/conversion-coordonnees-gps|Conversion of geographic coordinates]]
     * This online converter coupled with a Google map allows:
       * to obtain GPS coordinates in decimal degrees, in DMS or in the form of an address, and this whatever the initial field completed
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 ==== osint & tools====
-  * [[http://astrometry.net/|Nova Astrometry]] can recognize the alt/az of a picture a picture by looking at the stars in a picture.
+  * [[http://astrometry.net/|Nova Astrometry]] can recognize the alt/az of a pixel in a picture by looking at the stars in the picture.
   * [[http://www.jgiesen.de/astro/astroJS/siderealClock/|Local Sidereal Time Clock]] (Claude Poher proposed a [[https://rr0.org/time/2/0/0/5/01/Vallee_AreUfoEventsRelatedToSiderealTime/|relation between the local sidereal time & ufos]])
 ==== Meteors ====
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       * [[http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi/Satellites/6|Calsky]] (online †)
       * [[http://www.gano.name/shawn/JSatTrak/|JSatTrak]] (offline, using TLE files)
-      * [[https://vetusware.com/manufacturer/Chris%20Marriott/?author=2471|Skymap Pro 11]] (abandonware, offline, using TLE files.)
+      * [[https://vetusware.com/manufacturer/Chris%20Marriott/?author=2471|Skymap Pro 11]] (abandonware, offline, using TLE files.) ((Probably the best/most complete planetarium ever made. Complete package (minus GSC catalog, Tycho/Hipparcos included).))
     * [[https://aerospace.org/reentries|Atmospheric Reentries]] passed and predicted.
     * [[https://destination-orbite.net/astronautique/lancements/recapitulatif/|Launches]]
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     * Measures
-  * [[https://ufology--news-com.translate.goog/methodology/korisni-instrumenti-dlya-poshuku-zboru-i-analizu-informaciї-chastina-1.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=uk&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=uk&_x_tr_pto=wapp|Several tools for Detection of photo forgery ]]
+  * [[https://ufology--news-com.translate.goog/methodology/korisni-instrumenti-dlya-poshuku-zboru-i-analizu-informaciї-chastina-1.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=uk&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=uk&_x_tr_pto=wapp|Several tools for Detection of photo forgery]] by Igor M. Kalytyuk (auto translation)
+  * Another [[https://29a.ch/photo-forensics/#forensic-magnifier|Fake Detector]]
+===== General Knowledge =====
   * https://meprises-du-ciel.fr/  Long list of known phenomena with illustrations (pictures & videos) (english available)
 ===== Witness voice transformation =====
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 ===== OSINT =====
+  * [[https://openinframap.org/#5.37/49.854/5.301/L,O,P,S,T,W| Open Infrastructure Map Geographic]]  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4odbq845AJU|short video]]  A tool that allows you to find key infrastructure in one publicly available map. It is helpful for geolocation tasks.
   * [[https://archive.org/details/tv?q=cats%20and%20dogs| Wayback Machine Data]]  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/V4SxbvHRZmw|short video]]  A service that allows you to view deleted websites and posts. You can search through screenshots made every day.
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   * https://about.skaping.com/live/ explore the webcams of the world  \\
-  * [[https://lens.google/| Google image reverse search Search]] a.k.a Google Lens [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PGX7OC4BVfU|short video]]  Allows you to upload an image to get more context, see where it's been posted, or find other versions of it online.
+  * [[https://lens.google/| Google image reverse search Search]] and simply https://www.google.com/ a.k.a Google Lens [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PGX7OC4BVfU|short video]]  Allows you to upload an image to get more context, see where it's been posted, or find other versions of it online.
   * [[https://app.shadowmap.org/?lat=51.50918&lng=-0.10267&zoom=15.00&azimuth=0.00000&basemap=map&elevation=nextzen&f=29.0&hud=true&polar=0.52360&time=1728388751509&vq=2| ShadowMap Geographic]]  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u-Lfp2VwWSs|short video]]  Allows you to view shadows cast by buildings anywhere in the world and simulates where those shadows will fall at any time. Useful for figuring out the location of photos and videos in dense urban areas.
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   * [[https://liveuamap.com/| Live UA Map Geographic]]  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HqJL2uToN7M|short video]]  A tool that collects maps and events happening around the world every day. It is useful for tracking major global news events.
-  * [[https://openinframap.org/#6.54/20.79/78.415/L,O,P,S,T,W| Open Infrastructure Map Geographic]]  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4odbq845AJU|short video]]  A tool that allows you to find key infrastructure in one publicly available map. It is helpful for geolocation tasks.
   * [[https://www.recordedfuture.com/threat-intelligence-101/threat-analysis-techniques/google-dorks| Google Dorks Search]]  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0I-q7HzBfwk|short video]]  A method to search on Google for particular files like PDFs, documents or spreadsheets, even on a specific website.