Lawful public-source research can become disorganized when requirements, collection tasks, sources, evidence references, entities, timelines, alternatives, findings, and confidence judgments are kept in separate or informal records.
A fragmented case file can weaken traceability, duplicate work, hide conflicting information, and make it difficult for another reviewer to understand the basis and limits of a conclusion.
The system connects the decision need to requirements, collection plans, source and evidence records, entity and timeline entries, verification, competing explanations, findings, reporting, feedback, and closure.
A structured, traceable, and reviewable OSINT case file with linked records, documented provenance, explicit alternatives and gaps, a confidence rationale, and closure controls.
- OSINT and intelligence analysts
- Authorized investigators and researchers
- Compliance and security personnel
- Organizations conducting lawful public-source reviews
- START HERE guide and Standard License
- OSINT Workflow Guide
- Completed fictional case
- Fifteen-sheet XLSX case-management system
- Document authorization, purpose, and the decision need.
- Define requirements and bounded collection tasks.
- Register sources, evidence references, entities, and events.
- Test verification indicators, alternatives, conflicts, and gaps.
- Report findings with limitations, feedback, retention, and closure.
Does not scrape platforms, access accounts, automate collection, identify people, generate conclusions, grant investigative authority, or guarantee accuracy, admissibility, success, safety, or compliance.
License: Use only for lawful, authorized purposes. Standard License permits purchaser and internal organizational use; paid third-party work and redistribution are excluded.