Transport

Name	Description	Cost	Tool Review and Guide
ADS-B Exchange	Live flight tracker (including many miltiary aircraft). Live data available for the past month. Historical data available for purchase by request.	Free	Guide not available https://globe.adsbexchange.com/
Airframes	A database of aircraft details	Free	Guide not available http://www.airframes.org/
Aviation Safety Network	Aircraft incident database; can be searched by country, registration, year, etc.	Free	Guide not available https://aviation-safety.net/
Chronotrains	Chronotrains is a free interactive map designed to explore the reach of Europe’s extensive rail network. Enter a starting point and travel time to see reachable destinations by train.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/chronotrains
Equasis	Equasis provides vessel ownership and safety records, as well as shipping company fleet information.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/equasis
Federal Aviation Administration	Nationwide Plane Registry. Search by N-Number (a.k.a. callsign). Comprehensive list of privately owned planes in the US.	Free	Guide not available http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_inquiry.aspx
FlightAware	FlightAware is a global flight-tracking platform that provides real-time data on aircraft movements. It offers live tracking, historical data, and predictive analytics via its website and apps.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/flightaware
Flightradar24	Flightradar24, a real-time flight tracking service, that provides comprehensive information about aircraft positions, flight numbers, routes, historical data, detailed aircraft specifications.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/flightradar24
Global Fishing Watch	A digital platform for investigating fishing activities and vessel movements worldwide by utilising satellite and AIS data.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/global-fishing-watch-map
GPSJam	GPSJam.org is a daily map that visualizes the GPS/GNSS disruptions on aircraft worldwide. It collects and presents 24-hour data showing areas experiencing interference.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/gpsjam
Illegal, unreported, unregular fishing Vessels List	A combined list of known illegal, unreported, unregular fishing vessels	Free	Guide not available https://iuu-vessels.org/Home/Search
IMO Registry	Ship/shipping-related information from the IMO	Free	Guide not available http://webaccounts.imo.org/
License Plate Maps	Collection of tools and maps for discerning license plates by country	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/license-plate-maps
Live ATC	Audio from air traffic control towers in the United States. Aircraft have to identify themselves to ATC towers, so in cases where aircraft are trying to obscure their information from other sites, it might be another way to grab tail numbers or just generally track flights. More complicated to use than e.g. Flightradar24.	Free	Guide not available http://liveatc.net/
MarineTraffic	An open, community-based project, providing (near) real-time information on the movements of ships and their locations in harbours and ports.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/marinetraffic
OpenRailwayMap	a detailed online map of the world's railway infrastructure	Free	Guide not available https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenRailwayMap
OpenSky-Network	Community, open source flight tracking network.	Free	Guide not available http://opensky-network.org/
ShipFinder	ShipFinder is an application designed to track vessels in near real-time across the globe, available on iPhone and Android platforms (but no longer PC)	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/shipfinder
VesselFinder	Live marine vessel tracker	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/vesselfinder