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Umfang: 1 online resource (122 p.)

Ausgabe: 1st edition

ISBN: 0-12-800216-6 , 0-12-800504-1

Inhalt: 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-based data that can be used to display evidence in compelling audiovisual manners that explain and inform the data in contextual, meaningful, and easy-to-understand ways. As mobile computing devices become more and more prevalent and powerful, they are becoming more and more useful in the field of law enforcement investigations and forensics. Of all the widely used mobile applications, none have more potential for helping solve crimes than those with geo-location tools. Written for investigators and forensic practitioners, Google Earth Forensics is written by an investigator and trainer with more than 13 years of experience in law enforcement who will show you how to use this valuable tool anywhere at the crime scene, in the lab, or in the courtroom. Learn how to extract location-based evidence using the Google Earth program or app on computers and mobile devices Covers the basics of GPS systems, the usage of Google Earth, and helps sort through data imported from external evidence sources Includes tips on presenting evidence in compelling, easy-to-understand formats

Anmerkung: Includes index. , 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. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-322-47864-3

Sprache: Englisch