What is SENTINEL GIP?

SENTINEL GIP is a professional OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) and GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) platform that unifies real-time maritime tracking (AIS), aerial flight tracking (ADS-B), OFAC sanctions screening, satellite imagery acquisition (Sentinel-2, Sentinel-1) and entity pivot graph investigations in a single web console. It is used by investigative journalists, OSINT analysts, compliance teams and government agencies worldwide.

Who is SENTINEL GIP for?

Investigative journalists tracking shadow-fleet vessels and sanction evaders, OSINT analysts running due diligence and entity investigations, compliance teams screening counter-parties against OFAC SDN and EU/UK/UN sanctions lists, and risk-assessment professionals monitoring geopolitical and maritime threats.

How is SENTINEL GIP different from Maltego, Shodan or Bellingcat tools?

SENTINEL GIP combines real-time AIS, ADS-B, satellite imagery, sanctions screening and AI-assisted analysis in one integrated console — eliminating the need to switch between Maltego, Shodan, MarineTraffic, ADS-B Exchange and OFAC search portals. Unlike Maltego's per-transform fees, SENTINEL GIP charges a flat monthly price starting at $29.99.

Does SENTINEL GIP detect dark-fleet and sanction-evading vessels?

Yes. SENTINEL GIP automatically flags vessels with AIS gaps, suspicious STS (ship-to-ship) transfers outside designated anchorages, draft mismatches and ownership obfuscation. It cross-references AIS data with OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, UK OFSI, UN, Swiss SECO, Canadian SEMA and Australian DFAT sanctions lists, refreshed daily.

What satellite imagery sources does SENTINEL GIP use?

SENTINEL GIP offers on-demand acquisition of Sentinel-2 (10 m optical, cloud-aware) and Sentinel-1 (C-band SAR, all-weather, day/night) imagery from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, with side-by-side compare for change detection on ports, airfields and infrastructure.

How much does Sentinel GIP cost compared to SpiderFoot?

Sentinel GIP starts at $29.99/month (Starter) with a free tier available. SpiderFoot pricing is listed in the comparison table above.

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OSINT platform comparison

Sentinel GIP vs SpiderFoot — Automated Recon vs Investigative Workspace

SpiderFoot is an automated OSINT reconnaissance tool that crawls 200+ data sources around a target. Sentinel GIP is an investigative workspace built for analysts who need real-time geospatial intelligence, pivoting and reporting.

Bottom line

SpiderFoot HX is great for automated bulk-recon. Sentinel GIP is the right tool when you need real-time vessel / aircraft / sanctions data and a clean investigative pivot UX.

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Sentinel GIP	SpiderFoot
Automated bulk reconnaissance	Manual & assisted
200+ data sources crawled automatically	Curated integrations
Real-time AIS / ADS-B feeds
Satellite imagery
Sanctions screening
AI-powered brief
Geospatial map view
Open-source CLI version
Pricing	From $29.99/mo	Open-source / $99+ /mo (HX)

Why pick Sentinel GIP

Real-time geospatial intelligence (no SpiderFoot module covers this)
AI-driven brief writing speeds up reporting 10×
Investigative UX, not just a recon dump

Honest trade-offs

No open-source CLI version yet
Smaller raw-data-source count than SpiderFoot's automated crawl

Other comparisons

vs Maltego vs Shodan vs Bellingcat Online Investigation Toolkit vs OSINT Industries

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