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Track and investigate ships, aircraft, trains, and vehicles. Monitor vessel movements (AIS), flight paths (ADS-B), rail networks, and license plates. Use when the user mentions a ship name, IMO/MMSI number, flight number, tail number, aircraft registration, vehicle, or train, even if they don't mention "transport" or "OSINT."

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name	bellingcat-transport
description	Track and investigate ships, aircraft, trains, and vehicles. Monitor vessel movements (AIS), flight paths (ADS-B), rail networks, and license plates. Use when the user mentions a ship name, IMO/MMSI number, flight number, tail number, aircraft registration, vehicle, or train, even if they don't mention "transport" or "OSINT."
compatibility	Requires internet access to fetch tool detail pages from bellingcat.gitbook.io

Bellingcat Transport Investigation Tools

Tools for tracking and investigating ships, aircraft, trains, and vehicles using AIS, ADS-B, and other data sources.

Choosing Tools

Start with the strongest identifier available, such as an IMO/MMSI, tail number, flight number, or registration plate.
Compare tracking sources and normalize timestamps before inferring a route, ownership, or event.

Tools

Investigation Tips

For ships: cross-reference MarineTraffic, VesselFinder, and Equasis for ownership and movement history
For aircraft: use Flightradar24, FlightAware, and ADS-B Exchange (includes military aircraft)
Check Global Fishing Watch to identify fishing vessel activity vs regular shipping
GPSJam shows GPS interference patterns that may indicate electronic warfare activity
Use Live ATC for air traffic control audio as a supplementary tracking source
License Plate Maps helps identify vehicle registration plates by country

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name	bellingcat-transport
description	Track and investigate ships, aircraft, trains, and vehicles. Monitor vessel movements (AIS), flight paths (ADS-B), rail networks, and license plates. Use when the user mentions a ship name, IMO/MMSI number, flight number, tail number, aircraft registration, vehicle, or train, even if they don't mention "transport" or "OSINT."
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Tools for tracking and investigating ships, aircraft, trains, and vehicles using AIS, ADS-B, and other data sources.

Choosing Tools

Start with the strongest identifier available, such as an IMO/MMSI, tail number, flight number, or registration plate.
Compare tracking sources and normalize timestamps before inferring a route, ownership, or event.

Tools

Investigation Tips

For ships: cross-reference MarineTraffic, VesselFinder, and Equasis for ownership and movement history
For aircraft: use Flightradar24, FlightAware, and ADS-B Exchange (includes military aircraft)
Check Global Fishing Watch to identify fishing vessel activity vs regular shipping
GPSJam shows GPS interference patterns that may indicate electronic warfare activity
Use Live ATC for air traffic control audio as a supplementary tracking source
License Plate Maps helps identify vehicle registration plates by country

Tool	Best for	Cost	Description	Guide
ADS-B Exchange	Live flight tracker (including many miltiary aircraft).	Free	Live flight tracker (including many miltiary aircraft). Live data available for the past month. Historical data avail...
Airframes	A database of aircraft details	Free	A database of aircraft details
Aviation Safety Network	Aircraft incident database; can be searched by country, registration, year, etc.	Free	Aircraft incident database; can be searched by country, registration, year, etc.
Chronotrains	A free interactive map designed to explore the reach of Europe’s extensive rail network.	Free	Chronotrains is a free interactive map designed to explore the reach of Europe’s extensive rail network. Enter a star...	Details
Equasis	Vessel ownership and safety records, as well as shipping company fleet information.	Free	Equasis provides vessel ownership and safety records, as well as shipping company fleet information.	Details
Federal Aviation Administration	Nationwide Plane Registry.	Free	Nationwide Plane Registry. Search by N-Number (a.k.a. callsign). Comprehensive list of privately owned planes in the US.
FlightAware	A global flight-tracking platform that provides real-time data on aircraft movements.	Partially Free	FlightAware is a global flight-tracking platform that provides real-time data on aircraft movements. It offers live t...	Details
Flightradar24	, a real-time flight tracking service, that provides comprehensive information about…	Partially Free	Flightradar24, a real-time flight tracking service, that provides comprehensive information about aircraft positions,...	Details
Global Fishing Watch	A digital platform for investigating fishing activities and vessel movements worldwide by…	Free	A digital platform for investigating fishing activities and vessel movements worldwide by utilising satellite and AIS...	Details
GPSJam	.org is a daily map that visualizes the GPS/GNSS disruptions on aircraft worldwide.	Free	GPSJam.org is a daily map that visualizes the GPS/GNSS disruptions on aircraft worldwide. It collects and presents 24...	Details
Illegal, unreported, unregular fishing Vessels List	A combined list of known illegal, unreported, unregular fishing vessels	Free	A combined list of known illegal, unreported, unregular fishing vessels
IMO Registry	Ship/shipping-related information from the IMO	Free	Ship/shipping-related information from the IMO
License Plate Maps	Collection of tools and maps for discerning license plates by country	Free	Collection of tools and maps for discerning license plates by country	Details
Live ATC	Audio from air traffic control towers in the United States.	Free	Audio from air traffic control towers in the United States. Aircraft have to identify themselves to ATC towers, so in...
MarineTraffic	An open, community-based project, providing (near) real-time information on the movements…	Partially Free	An open, community-based project, providing (near) real-time information on the movements of ships and their location...	Details
OpenRailwayMap	A detailed online map of the world's railway infrastructure	Free	a detailed online map of the world's railway infrastructure
OpenSky-Network	Community, open source flight tracking network.	Free	Community, open source flight tracking network.
ShipFinder	An application designed to track vessels in near real-time across the globe, available on…	Partially Free	ShipFinder is an application designed to track vessels in near real-time across the globe, available on iPhone and An...	Details
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