Google Earth forensics : using Google Earth geo-location in digital forensic investigations /

"Google Earth Forensics" is the first book to explain how to use Google Earth in digital forensic investigations. As mobile computing devices become increasingly prevalent and powerful, they are becoming more useful in the field of law enforcement investigations and forensics. Of all the w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Harrington, Michael (Writer on mobile device forensics) (Author), Cross, Michael, 1965- (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2014]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Google Earth Forensics" is the first book to explain how to use Google Earth in digital forensic investigations. As mobile computing devices become increasingly prevalent and powerful, they are becoming 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. This book teaches readers 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, how to explain the data in contextual, meaningful, and easy-to-understand ways, and how to display the data as evidence using compelling audiovisual tools.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 113 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index.
ISBN:9780128005040
0128005041