Flight Tracking Webinar

Two day, Six hour online training
Nov. 10, 9 am – 1 pm EST New York time/ 3 -7 pm CEST Amsterdam time
Nov. 19, 11 am- 1 pm, EST New York Time/ 5-7 pm CET Amsterdam time
Price: Eur 525

Do you want to take your open source investigation skills to the next level? Would you like to learn how we use flight tracking in Bellingcat investigations?

If the answer to those questions is ‘yes’, this webinar is for you.

What to expect:

Your ticket includes one four-hour instructional session, as well as one two-hour follow up session.

The four-hour instructional session focuses on the terminology, tools and methods necessary to track aircraft using open sources and is divided into two sections:

Flight tracking fundamentals: You’ll learn about aircraft identifiers like hex codes and serial numbers, how to spot them, and when they might be useful in an investigation.
Flight tracking sites: You’ll learn about commercial and hobbyist flight tracking sites, the technologies that make them work, their main features, and how to use them.

The two-hour follow up session will be held 9 days after the instructional session. During this session, you’ll have an opportunity to ask the instructor questions about any flight tracking that you’ve done following the workshop. The instructor will also share additional tips. Resources, and insights into flight tracking.

Experience level:

This webinar is meant for people with introductory familiarity with flight tracking. It is best suited for individuals who are interested in flight tracking who don’t know where to start.

Logistics:

The webinar will be led by experienced Bellingcat researchers who will guide you through the material. They have extensive open source research experience and are passionate about sharing their knowledge with you.

Zoom webinar joining details will be shared with participants in the week before the training.

Not ready for this level yet:

In case you think you’re not ready to join this webinar, please check our website for upcoming training better matching your needs.

Cancellation

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FAQs

Why Bellingcat?

Bellingcat is a global collective that has uncovered facts to hold power to account — we share everything, including our methods, because truth belongs to everyone.

Bellingcat began by analyzing footage of chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian civil war back in 2014. In recent years we have worked on covering various topics from civilian harm in Ukraine, through wildlife trafficking in South East Asia, the recruitment of child soldiers in Africa to the luxurious life of Kinahan cartel leaders living openly in Dubai despite an international manhunt.

We turn that same curiosity into a teachable research skill. Combined with practical knowledge of techniques and tools, that’s what this workshop teaches you to do.

How do you screen participants?

We manually approve all applications after registration. We do basic due diligence checks on our participants to be sure that our trainers and all other participants are comfortable with their participation. Members of any police, military or intelligence service are not permitted registration at our workshops, and we allow government employees to join on a case-by-case basis.

Bellingcat reserves the right not to disclose the reasons for declining participation.

That said, the vast majority of participants are approved without any issue.

Who usually attends your workshops?

We have a pretty interesting mix of participants at our trainings. Between a third to a half come from private companies or the corporate world. Among those, we have plenty of information security researchers, corporate security investigators, lawyers, due diligence experts, and other professions. Journalists are the next-most popular profession for our workshops, and then we have a mix of human rights/NGO researchers, academics and students, and even retirees just curious about what this whole OSINT thing is all about.

Can I get an invoice?

In case you need an invoice, please send us an email to [email protected].

Can I receive a certificate for the workshops?

Sure! Just email us ([email protected]) after the workshops, and we’ll send you a PDF certificate.

Can I receive a recording of a workshop?

We do not record our workshops, or allow others to record them. However, we do provide copies of our training slides to participants after the completion of the training for their personal reference.

Can I gift a workshop seat to someone else?

Sure! We have had quite a few people buy workshop attendance for a loved one as a birthday or Christmas gift. Just let us know the name of the person who you are buying the seat for when registration so that we can do a basic due diligence check on them (see the Screening section up above). Feel free to email us at [email protected] to make sure we have their proper contact details so they get all of the invitation information on time.