open-source intelligence

collection and analysis of data gathered from open and publicly available sources to be used in an intelligence or investigative context
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open-source intelligence

Summary

open-source intelligence is a community[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,745 views/month, #2 of 365).[2]

Key Facts

  • open-source intelligence's instance of is recorded as community[3].
  • open-source intelligence's instance of is recorded as intelligence assessment[4].
  • open-source intelligence's instance of is recorded as intelligence term[5].
  • open-source intelligence is a type of data collection[6].
  • open-source intelligence is a type of military intelligence[7].
  • open-source intelligence is a type of tradecraft[8].
  • open-source intelligence's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Open-source intelligence[9].
  • open-source intelligence's described at URL is recorded as https://restofworld.org/2022/osint-viral-ukraine/[10].
  • open-source intelligence's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/magazine/03intelligence.html[11].
  • open-source intelligence's described at URL is recorded as https://osintfr.com[12].
  • open-source intelligence's described at URL is recorded as https://osintframework.com/[13].
  • open-source intelligence's short name is recorded as OSINT[14].
  • open-source intelligence's uses is recorded as digital investigation[15].
  • open-source intelligence's name is recorded as ꠈꠥꠟꠣꠝꠦꠟꠣ ꠉꠥꠄꠘ꠆ꠖꠣ ꠔꠁꠔ꠆ꠔ[16].
  • open-source intelligence's practiced by is recorded as OSINT analyst[17].
  • open-source intelligence's P14541 is recorded as 2MDCUg[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include community[3], intelligence assessment[4], and intelligence term[5]. Recorded subclass of include data collection[6], military intelligence[7], and tradecraft[8].

Influence

Things named for open-source intelligence include OSINT Unit of the Year Award[19], an award[20], in United States[21].

Why It Matters

open-source intelligence ranks in the top 0.55% of community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,745 views/month, #2 of 365).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for it include OSINT Unit of the Year Award[19], an award[20], in United States[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). open-source intelligence. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-source-intelligence
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_open-source-intelligence_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{open-source intelligence}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-source-intelligence}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → open-source-intelligence
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: open-source-intelligence, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289956731|open source intelligence (#289956731)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/ca"
  2. 4w ago · XR9-Lab · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → collection and analysis of data gathered from open and publicly available source
    Instance of → community, intelligence assessment, intelligence term
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q4929239]]"
  3. 11w ago · C960657 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → åpne_kilder-etterretning_-_OSINT
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: åpne_kilder-etterretning_-_OSINT"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2MDCUg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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