Google Earth Forensics : Using Google Earth Geo-Location in Digital Forensic Investigations.
Google Earth Forensics is the first book to explain how to use Google Earth in digital forensic investigations. This book teaches you how to leverage Google's free tool to craft compelling location-based evidence for use in investigations and in the courtroom. It shows how to extract location-b...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Cross, Michael. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Rockland, MA : Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 2014. |
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Biography
- Chapter 1 - Google Earth Basics
- Information in this chapter:
- What is google earth?
- How Google Earth is Being Used
- Google Earth for Forensics
- Flavors of Google Earth
- Google Earth for Web
- Google Earth for Mobile Devices
- Google Earth Enterprise
- Free vs. Pro Desktop Versions
- Installing Google Earth on Your Computer
- System Requirements
- Obtaining a Copy of Google Earth
- Installing Google Earth Pro
- Bibliography
- Chapter 2 - Using Google Earth
- Information in this chapter:
- Using google earth
- The Google Earth UI
- Search
- Toolbar
- Layers
- Viewing Current Conditions
- Places
- Navigation
- Mouse Controls
- Zooming
- Tilting View
- Looking
- Navigation Controls
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Views
- 3D Views
- Ground View
- Street View
- Viewing Historical Imagery
- View in Google Maps
- Tours
- Tour Guide
- Recording Tours
- Configuration
- 3D View
- Cache
- Navigation
- General
- Chapter 3 - GPS, GIS, and Google Earth
- Information in this chapter:
- Understanding GPS
- What is GPS?
- Components
- Space Segment
- Control Segment
- User Segment
- Trilateration
- Measuring Distance
- Error Correction
- Error Solutions
- Differential GPS
- Importing GPS Data into Google Earth
- Understanding GIS
- GIS Data and Google Earth
- Importing Vector Data into Google Earth Pro
- Importing Raster Data into Google Earth Pro
- Converting GIS Data into KML
- Geo-Location Information in Pictures
- Chapter 4 - KML/XML/HTML
- Information in this chapter:
- Markup Languages and Google Earth
- Different Kinds of Markup Languages
- A Basic Example of Using a Markup Language
- Using HTML in Google Earth
- What is KML?
- Saving KML Files
- Opening KML Files
- Viewing Code in KML Files
- XML.
- An Introduction to XML Code
- Basic Features of XML
- Some Special XML Syntax
- KML Revisited
- Basic KML Tags
- Placemarks
- HTML in Placemarks
- Learning More About Markup Languages
- Chapter 5 - Digital Forensics 101
- Information in this chapter:
- What is Digital Forensics?
- The Process of Digital Forensics
- Seizure
- Acquisition
- Analysis
- Reporting
- Where Google Earth Fits In
- GPS Forensics
- Tools for Recovering Evidence
- Write Protection
- Tools Used to Acquire Evidence
- File Converters
- Do You Really Want to Do This?
- Organizing Your Case
- Custom Icons
- Enabling Access to Local Files
- Understanding What You are Looking at
- Why is He Blurry?
- Blocked Content
- Misinterpreted Content
- Removing Content
- Chapter 6 - Working a Case
- Information in this chapter:
- The practical application of google earth forensics
- Details of Our Case
- Prior to Starting
- Acquiring from a GPS Unit
- Importing Data From a File
- Annotating a Crime Scene
- Adding and Customizing Placemarks
- Adding Descriptive Content
- Adding Local Files to the Description Tab
- Adding Photos
- Image Overlays
- Adding Photos
- Adding Shapes
- Measuring
- Views and Camera Angles
- Legends, Logos, and Banners
- Creating a Tour of the Crime Scene
- Touring Settings
- Creating Tours From Folders
- Recording Voice Over Narration
- Distributing Your Work in Google Earth
- Index.