Open Source Intelligence
- Russian Military Locations OSInt-RuMiLoc.com |
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OSInt | Concept | Contact | Air Force | Air Defense | Ground Force | Depots | POIs | Oblast | ||||||||||
RuMiLoc publishes information about Russian Military Locations such as airfields, barracks, headquarters, SAM sites, SSM sites and logistic depots extracted in general overviews and in detail in KML files. | ||
General
Overview The general overviews essentially contain interactive maps and lists with information about the geographic location of the individual locations, special military features and links to WIKIPEDIA, OpenStreetMap and Google Earth. The
interactive maps were set up under Google
Maps. Accordingly, all functions of Google Maps can be
used without restriction. A sidebar
in which all locations are listed can be shown or hidden using the
button at the top left. By activating / deactivating the check boxes to
the left of the object categories (e.g. Helicopter bases), all
locations of the category can be shown or hidden on the interactive
map. |
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Individual locations can be called up by activating the object designation (e.g. Dzhankoi Helicopter Base). A description of the location appears in the sidebar and the interactive map is centered on the center of the location. The kml file oft he location can also be downloaded via the sidebar in order to display further details oft he location in Google Earth. | ||
The lists contain all locations that were previously evaluated by OSInt-RuMiLoc. The information provided differs depending on the object category (e.g. HAS - Hardend Aircraft Shelter - for airfields) and also shows the date of knowledge ("State" column). The corresponding Wikipedia page, map in OpenStreetMap and KML file (download to visualize the information on Google Earth) can be selected for each individual location via the links in the columns "Link", "Map" and "KML". | ||
KML
Files / Google Earth The KML
files created by RuMiLoc are optimized for use with Google Earth. In
order to be able to call up the KML files, it is first necessary to
install Google Earth Pro. After
calling a KML file from the general overview, a basic
setting appears in the inclined
image, in which all objects can be seen that
can be assigned to the main object that has been started. For example,
in the
case of a military airfield, the assigned ammunition depots were often
built in
the wider vicinity of the airfield.
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Source: Google Earth / Image Maxar Technologies |
By double-clicking on the icon of the object, the display changes from inclined to vertical and the object is rotated to the longest extent (e.g. horizontal alignment of the runway of an airport). At the same time, a popup opens with a description of the object and object-related links. Comments and suggestions for additions and changes to the object can be submitted to the research-team via email to research-team@osint-rumiloc.com. | ||
Source: Google Earth / Image Maxar Technologies |
To take a closer look at a sub-area of an object, activate the icon of the required sub-area with a double click and Google Earth will zoom into the sub-area and display a popup for this sub-area. | ||
Source: Google Earth / Image Maxar Technologies |
In
addition, individual object
points within a sub-area can
also be shown separately if, for example, a ground image is
available for the
respective point or the points are of particular importance
for other reasons
(e.g. ammunition bunker). After activating an icon, Google Earth zooms
in again
closer to the point. |
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Source: Google Earth / Image Maxar Technologies |
The satellite image displayed by default in Google Earth when called up is not always the last image currently available. As a rule, the image with the best resolution quality appears. To call up the latest available status, you must activate the timeline and call up the most recent status. | ||
OSINTREP We
regularly check all objects for changes and
report on major
construction work or inventory
changes to
weapon systems such as aircraft or tanks on
our Twitter channel. https://twitter.com/@OSInt_RuMiLoc Because
Twitter only allows 280
characters per tweet, we report changes in objects through formatted messages.
The reporting format is called "OSINTREP"
and stands for Open Source INTelligence REPort.
Each line begins with a record
identifier (e.g. "LOC"
for location), followed by the message content. The individual message
contents are separated by the character "/", the end of a block is
marked with "//". The following abbreviations can appear in an OSINTREP: |
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Message Content | * | Meaning of the Abbreviations | ||
MSGID/#OSINTREP /0001// | M | Message-Identification | ||
SEC/open/#OSInt // |
M | Security-Level (Open Source Intelligence) | ||
SUBJ/Unit out of
Base// |
M | Subject of Message | ||
LOC/Mozdok AB/#Mil // |
M | Location (e.g. Mozdok Air Base) / Military Location | ||
COORD/43.7899 N
044.5994 E// |
M | Coordinates - Center of a Location | ||
UNIT/3661st Avn
Base/#RUS // |
M | Military Unit | ||
COUNT/EQUIP/NEW/OLD/ |
C | Count of Equipment (in the open) | ||
Tu-22M/0/6/ |
C | Table - Type of Equipment / New Count / Previous Count | ||
Mi-24/4/13/ |
C | Table - Type of Equipment / New Count / Previous Count | ||
Mi-8/8/0// |
C | Table - Type of Equipment / New Count / Previous Count | ||
REF/
osint-rumiloc.com/AB.htm#0174 // |
M | Reference / Record of Location in the table | ||
IMAGE/NEW:7-2022/OLD:2-2022// |
M | State of Knowledge / Image | ||
ANLYS/#RuMiLoc // |
O | Analyses of Image (Google Earth) | ||
RMRK/Destination unknown// | O | Remarks | ||
* M - Mandatory, C - Conditional (depending on the subject of the message), O - Optional |
Standardized
Terms When describing
objects, the research team
endeavors to use standardized
terms for object sections and points. RuMiLoc
would be
happy to receive suggestions for additions and changes to the object
categories
airfields, barracks, headquarters, SAM sites, SSM sites and logistic
depots by email
to research-team@osint-rumiloc.com.
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Standardized Terms | |
1. | Sub-Areas |
2. | Object-Points |