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An 1818 map of western Africa shows the continent bisected by the mythical ‘Mountains of Kong’, based on the explorations of Mungo Park. Image: John Pinkerton's A Modern Atlas via Wikimedia Commons

August 6, 2026

Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making

James Cheshire, UCL

People have always put huge trust in the technology used to create maps, from the ancient Greek dioptra to modern satellites.

Russia’s S-300 missile system can be tracked with publicly available data. Russian Ministry of Defence / EPA

May 21, 2024

We tracked secret Russian missile launchers in Ukraine using public satellite data

Adam Bartley, RMIT University and Tom Saxton, RMIT University

Public data can reveal military secrets – posing problems for the world’s armies.

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March 18, 2022

Open‑source intelligence: how digital sleuths are making their mark on the Ukraine war

Matthew Moran, King's College London

An international security expert explains what open-source intelligence is, and how it can help us understand the Ukraine war.

Top contributors

Tom Saxton
Research Associate, RMIT University
Matthew Moran
Professor of International Security & Director of the Queen's Institute for Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast
Adam Bartley
Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT University
James Cheshire
Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography, Department of Geography, UCL