Quiztime - How to Geolocate with Video Verification
When analyzing information in OSINT, there is a vast amount of information that can be extracted from video. A video is actually a collection of many micro-changes of a single picture, a picture that changes from moment to moment as we see it on a daily basis. The information available includes video metadata, audio, and a background that changes every second. However, we are lucky if we can find several different videos, as metadata can be edited and can be difficult to verify if the quality of the video is poor.
In this quiz, the video is about 10 seconds long and only shows the same scene, so complex verification techniques are not necessary, but the video verification quiz posted by Nixintel uses a tool and explains detailed video verification, which is linked below.
So here we go for the first time.
Geolocation
Normally, we would verify each second, but this time it is not necessary because it is the same scene.
"Berlin braucht Musik" is written on the boat, so I will look for it.
Apparently, it is a festival held by the Berlin orchestra orchestra.
I looked and found that it was also being held in 2020. I looked at some videos on Youtube for 2020, but could not find any applicable locations, so I moved on to the information for 2021.
I looked at the website and found a map where the orchestra would be held, so I used Google Maps to find a location that was centered around the waterfront and had lots of trees planted in the surrounding area. However, I realized that I had already made a mistake here.
Looking at the bottom of the site, I found the dates, times, and driving routes that were being held at the waterfront. I was a little too quick. I regret it.
It is almost as if we have narrowed down the location. I have confirmed that it follows the waterway from Rummelsburger Bucht to Urbanhafen. The same route was reversed in the afternoon. The quiz does not ask for the exact time and place, but I tried to find them for study purposes as well.
I knew immediately that Rummelsburger Bucht and Insel der Jugend were different just by looking at them. Two remain.
I'll try to find them by satellite where I drew the red line (sorry for the mess).
With the information I can get from the background, I would like to pinpoint the location of the two red roofs and the two windows that are visible.
Perhaps this is the place.
In the video, the ship is running to the left, so at first glance it looks like a morning program, but it turns out that this is a fake and it is actually the opposite direction, i.e., an afternoon program, and they are in the middle of heading from Urbanhafen to Rummelsburger Bucht. You can't see the window unless it is the return direction. So it looks like this.
Answer: September 5th 2021, Maybachufer 5, 12:30 - 15:00
location: 52.49443075791062, 13.425214916159238
Bonus Quiz
I found the location, but I haven't finished the bonus quiz yet.
This was quickly discovered by searching the appropriate song title identification site.
