How Tocsin Data Finds Data

Tocsin Data identifies, acquires, processes, and analyzes information from a broad ecosystem of open, commercial, and proprietary sources. Our methodology supports OSINT, GEOINT, cybersecurity intelligence, infrastructure monitoring, and strategic decision-making. This overview explains the full lifecycle of how we gather, normalize, and transform raw data into actionable intelligence.

1. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Collection

We monitor and harvest publicly available information across the following categories:

Geospatial & Environmental Data

  • Public GIS feeds (GeoJSON, WFS, ArcGIS REST, Esri Hub, open geodata portals)
  • Satellite-derived datasets and environmental reports
  • Hydrological surveys, weather systems, wildfire and seismic activity
  • Government geospatial registries and mapping services

Government & Regulatory Data

  • Federal, state/provincial, and municipal open-data portals
  • Transportation, infrastructure, demographic, and census datasets
  • Regulatory filings, procurement notices, compliance bulletins
  • Public-safety and emergency-management feeds

Open Cyber & Network Intelligence

  • Public threat-intelligence sources
  • Global Internet infrastructure datasets
  • ASN, routing, and IP reputation feeds
  • Public-domain security advisories and vulnerability listings

Public Data Archives & Legacy Databases

  • Historical public-safety and incident archives
  • Infrastructure and environment-related datasets
  • Archived reports relevant to OSINT and GEOINT investigations

2. Direct API Acquisition

We ingest structured data from a wide range of APIs, including:

  • Custom geospatial APIs
  • Public-safety and incident-reporting APIs
  • Government regulatory interfaces
  • Weather, hazard, and environmental intelligence endpoints
  • Network and infrastructure telemetry sources
  • Cloud-service request and defensive-event log endpoints

All incoming API data is normalized and placed into standardized ingestion pipelines.

3. Tocsin Data’s Proprietary Pipelines

GeoInsight Data Engine

  • Multi-source geospatial ingestion and normalization
  • Real-time GeoJSON/JSON processing
  • Dataset enrichment and comparative analysis
  • Multi-layer overlays for identifying patterns and anomalies
  • Spatial deduplication, clustering, and boundary matching

OSINT Processing Pipelines

  • Standardization of inconsistent public datasets
  • Content extraction and metadata structuring
  • Scheduled harvesting for rotating data sources
  • Rule-based and model-assisted classification
  • Time-series tracking and change detection

Cyber & Infrastructure Intelligence Pipelines

  • Defensive-event log ingestion and correlation
  • Trend and behavioral analytics
  • ASN/country breakdowns and risk scoring
  • Domain-level and tenant-level reports
  • Automated summary reports and scheduled analytics

Custom Data Integration

  • Integration of proprietary or client-owned datasets
  • Private geospatial layers
  • Legacy database modernization
  • Enterprise export ingestion
  • Automated document and PDF generation

4. Multi-Domain Correlation

We merge datasets from multiple domains to reveal relationships not visible in isolation.

  • Geospatial events
  • Cyber incidents
  • Regulatory and public-record developments
  • Environmental or infrastructure changes
  • Time-series activity sequences
  • Multi-source OSINT indicators

5. Data Verification & Quality Controls

  • Schema validation and structural consistency checks
  • Timestamp and source verification
  • Integrity checks and deduplication
  • Geographic boundary and coordinate validation
  • Anomaly detection and automated alerts
  • Manual verification for selected sensitive categories
  • Historical comparison to detect tampering or gaps

6. Secure Processing & Storage

  • Segregated data layers (public, internal, client-specific)
  • Access-controlled ingestion and API keys
  • Continuous replication and secure backups
  • Multi-tenant data separation
  • Extensive audit logging

7. Visualization & Delivery

  • Interactive dashboards
  • Geospatial maps and intelligence overlays
  • Public-data catalogs and curated datasets
  • REST APIs and data endpoints
  • Automated PDF reports and summaries
  • Alerts and scheduled notifications
  • Custom widgets and embedded components
  • Administrative views and management interfaces

Our Mission

Tocsin Data transforms publicly accessible and ethically collectable information into clean, actionable intelligence. By merging OSINT, GEOINT, cybersecurity insights, environmental data, and infrastructure analytics into a unified system, we provide a comprehensive view of the operational landscape and support informed decision-making.