Virtual Self-Paced 2 Day Class - Advanced Cell Phone & Connected Vehicle Mapping w/ Nighthawk

Students will be introduced to the class material and outline for the two days of instruction. Students will take a quiz to test their knowledge of connected vehicles. Students will be provided with resources to help their investigations.

Please download the student files using the download link in this lesson.

To contact the instructor, email training@hi-techinvestigations.com

Students will be introduced to the world of iOT devices and how the world is connected. Students will be introduced to connected vehicles and how to identify a connected vehicle based on the accessories seen on a vehicle. The kloving site and the Digital DA Forum will be introduced on how to access the sites and become a free member. Additional technology and smart devices will be covered along with vehicle cameras.

Students will continue to learn about Connected Vehicles including electric vehicles and how charging stations can provide evidence. NICB and LoJack will be discussed on what resources and help they can provide to students. Berla will also be briefly discussed and how to determine if a vehicle is supported by Berla. Carfax for Police along with other free resources for vehicles will also be discussed. Smart tires will be discussed on how this new evidence can help investigations.

Students will continue to learn about Connected Vehicles and be given multiple real case examples how Connected Vehicles were used in investigations. Watercrafts, recreation vehicles, drones, farming, and satellite tracking will also be discussed. Students will be instructed on how cellular records can be used to historically locate a Connected Vehicle including using Tower Dumps for unsolved cases. Vehicle manufacturers will be discussed along with the kloving website.

Students will be taken to the LeadsOnline Toolbox which is a free tool from LeadsOnline. Many of the features and content will be covered. Students will be shown the live website including LeadsOnline University that contains past recorded webinars and the free phone lookup tool. The Connected Car database will be discussed in length on how to learn about connected cars, identify a connected car, and search warrant template language.

Students will be introduced to digital license plates from Reviver. Students will be shown the two different types of digital license plates and the difference between both. The legal process with Reviver’s law enforcement liaison will be discussed. Historical and live tracking of digital license plates will be discussed.

Students will be guided on how to create a case for the Motor Vehicle Digital Data exercise. Students will be guided on how to import AT&T records for a vehicle along with Berla data and LPR data. Students will be shown how to visualize the geolocation data in Nighthawk and how to capture and bookmark evidence. Students will then be given time to work on the Motor Vehicle Digital Data exercise on their own.

The Motor Vehicle Digital Data exercise will be reviewed.

Call Detail Records and Specialized Records will be discussed. Timing Advanced and RTT data will be discussed. Examples of CDR and Specialized Records will be shown to students and how Nighthawk maps both kinds of cellular records. How cellular providers identify cell sites will be covered.

Students will be instructed on how to set up the Google Earth Pro settings. Students will then be shown different tools that can be used in Google Earth Pro to search locations, create icons on the map, measure between different locations, and to use the map viewing tools.

Students will be instructed on how to hand map cellular records using Google Earth Pro for Desktop. Discussion will cover how to hand map cellular records and why it is important for a student to be able to map cellular records by hand. Students will hand map cellular records in a hands-on practical.

Geolocation analysis in Nighthawk will be discussed. How Nighthawk identifies cell site locations and visualizes the geolocation data will be discussed. Tower by provider mapping will be shown on how a student can visualize tower density. Mapping settings and measuring distances will be also discussed.

Students will be guided on creating the Geolocation Analysis 1 exercise. Students will be shown how to create the subjects and load the digital data. The raw data will be shown and discussed including T-Mobile Timing Advance, Verizon RTT, and Flock Safety LPR locations. Student will be shown how to export the mapped data into a KMZ file and how to view this data in Google Earth Pro in additional to Nighthawk. Students will then be given time to work on this exercise on their own.

Students will be instructed on how to create animations in Google Earth Pro. The animations will allow the creator to make a movie that can easily be shared capturing the geolocation data. This can be used in case and court presentations.

The Geolocation Analysis 1 exercise will be reviewed and findings will be discussed.

Court testimony will be discussed along with how to provide expert testimony as a subject matter expert. Scientific challenges and federal rules of evidence will be discussed. Creating a Curriculum Vitae will be discussed and an example shown. Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWDGE) and advanced mapping techniques will be discussed. Drive Testing and creating a PowerPoint presentation will be discussed.

Students will be guided on creating a case in the Geolocation Analysis 2 exercise. Students will be shown how to import AT&T, T-Mobile, and Flock Safety LPR data and the raw data will be reviewed and discussed. Viewing and searching cell site lists will be discussed. Students will work along with the instructor on how to filter and search in cell site lists. Students will then be given time to work on the Geolocation Analysis 2 exercise.

The Geolocation Analysis 2 exercise will be reviewed and findings will be discussed.

This concludes class. Email the instructor to notify that you have completed watching all videos and have completed the hands-on exercises. A training certificate will be provided along with a 15% off discount code to use for 1 future in-person or virtual Hi-Tech class. Not transferrable to anyone else.