# OffcierCia/non-typical-OSINT-guide

The most unusual OSINT guide you've ever seen. The repository is intended for bored professionals only. PRs are welcome!

Repository: https://github.com/OffcierCia/non-typical-OSINT-guide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/non-typical-osint-guide
Homepage: https://officercia.medium.com/
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: awesome-list, awesome-lists, en, geoint, humint, investigation, manual, osint, osint-reconnaissance, osint-resources, osint-tool, skills, maltego, mindmap
Last push: 2026-07-15T13:27:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 8, longevity 89
- inputs: {"age_days": 1258, "days_push": 49, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1568, forks 130 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:05.032241+00:00)

## What it is
An unconventional, community-maintained guide to open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigation, covering techniques, training resources, gamified learning, and tools like Maltego. It is a curated documentation repository aimed at practitioners looking for less typical approaches.

## Use cases
- learn osint investigation techniques
- find osint training and practice resources
- learn geoint and humint basics
- discover osint tools like maltego
- gamified learning for intelligence investigation
- curated osint resource list

## When to choose
- you want a free, curated collection of OSINT learning materials and unusual techniques
- you are a practitioner looking for training exercises and gamified practice
- you want community-maintained links to OSINT tools and external data sources

## When to avoid
- you need a software tool that performs OSINT collection automatically
- you need formal, structured coursework or certification prep
- you require guaranteed accuracy or legal compliance guidance

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: osint, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: osint, security, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: -
- tags: osint-guide, investigation, geoint, humint, maltego, mindmap, open-source-intelligence, web-server

## Member repositories
- OffcierCia/non-typical-OSINT-guide (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.032241+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:58:56.422420+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OffcierCia/non-typical-OSINT-guide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.032241+00:00, sha 0ce737ae1efd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.