#ADS-B
Aircraft noise plus ADS-B data can geolocate a video, OSINT demo shows
7/10simonwillison.net · ⭐️ 7/10 · 2026-11-04
In a YouTube video, researcher Colsto demonstrates an OSINT technique that extracts nearly imperceptible aircraft background noise from a video&\x27;s soundtrack, derives the planes&\x27; Doppler curves, and cross-references them against ADS-B flight data. By combining speed, distance, and the gaps between different overflights, the method can narrow a recording to a specific location, according to Simon Willison&\x27;s link post, which calls it a "genius piece of OSINT." The post is brief and points to the video rather than independently verifying the result, so the exact-location claim rests on the demonstration itself.