Person & location intelligence

Locate Trace.
Find the pattern.

Investigator-led research and market-leading technology help locate persons of interest, connect relevant places and events, and build a clearer understanding of movements, associations, lifestyle, and risk.

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More than a location

Understand where, when, and what it means.

Locating a person or device is often only the first question. The wider value comes from establishing whether activity is repeated, which locations matter, how those locations may be connected, and what other evidence can corroborate the pattern.

Locate Trace combines lawful open-source research with appropriate closed-data capabilities, including anonymised geolocation analysis where available and proportionate. Our investigators define the relevant places and time periods, assess recurring activity, and compare findings with other sources.

The service is designed for organisations, legal teams, and public-sector bodies that need clear, reviewable intelligence to support a legitimate investigative or protective objective.

Locate Trace methodology

From a question to an intelligence picture

01Define the searchWe agree the legitimate objective, known identifiers, relevant locations, date range, legal basis, and evidential requirements.

02Identify patternsTime-and-location analysis can reveal concentrations, repeated presence, journeys, and activity associated with defined places or events.

03Correlate & enrichPotential links across locations are assessed alongside open-source, corporate, property, social, and lifestyle intelligence.

04Validate & reportInvestigators test alternative explanations, document confidence and limitations, and set out findings and proportionate next steps.

Core capabilities

Focused intelligence across people, places, and time

The supplied capabilities are selected and combined according to the objective, available identifiers, jurisdiction, and applicable controls.

Locate

Area & event analysis

Search defined locations and time periods to assess patterns of presence, activity concentrations, and relevant movement around an address or event.

Connect

Cross-location correlation

Assess whether recurring anonymised signals or other indicators appear across locations, helping prioritise links for further corroboration.

Understand

Lifestyle & association context

Combine digital footprints, public records, property information, social media, and other lawful sources to add context to the observed pattern.

Practical applications

Intelligence shaped around the enquiry.

Locating a person of interest for legal proceedings
Testing links between people, addresses, and events
Understanding relevant lifestyle and movement patterns
Supporting fraud, asset, and corporate investigations
Assessing protective-security or organisational risk
Identifying intelligence gaps and proportionate future monitoring

Locate Trace findings are assessed by experienced investigators. Analytical indicators are not treated as proof of identity or conduct without appropriate corroboration.

Investigation output

Clear findings, caveats, and next steps

Visualise

Location & timeline mapping

A structured view of relevant places, time windows, recurring activity, and potential journeys or connections.

Evidence

Corroborated intelligence

Source-backed research that distinguishes observed data, analytical assessment, confidence, limitations, and unverified leads.

Act

Recommended enquiries

Prioritised follow-up work, such as additional open-source research, ownership attribution, residential checks, or monitoring where lawful.

FAQs

Locate Trace questions

What information is useful at the start?

Names, aliases, known addresses, relevant organisations, dates, event locations, digital identifiers, supporting documents, and a clear explanation of the investigative objective can all help us assess a proportionate first phase.

Does a location indicator identify a person?

Not by itself. Location and device indicators require careful interpretation and corroboration. Our reporting separates the underlying observation from any analytical assessment and explains relevant limitations.

Can findings support legal proceedings?

The investigation can be planned with proceedings in mind, including source preservation, methodology, and clear reporting. The precise use and admissibility of material depends on the jurisdiction and should be considered with legal advisers.

How is privacy and compliance addressed?

Work is scoped around a legitimate objective and applicable legal, contractual, and data controls. We use lawful sources and proportionate methods, document limitations, and agree handling and retention requirements before work begins.

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Locate Trace

Turn fragments into a clearer pattern.

Tell us who or what needs to be located, the known facts, and the decision the intelligence must support. We will assess the most proportionate approach.

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