There is a website that shows you the whole planet live, right now.
Every plane in the sky. Every ship in the ocean. Every satellite passing overhead. Every earthquake the second it hits. Active wildfires. Rocket launches in progress. All of it updating in real time, every 15 to 30 seconds.
That is before you get to the cameras.
The Part That Will Stop You
The tool does not just show locations on a map. It pulls in approximately 3,600 public street cameras from around the world and projects each one as a viewshed cone on a 3D globe. You can see exactly what area each camera covers, and where the blind spots are.
It is called God's Eye View. It is open-source. It runs in your browser. Zero API keys required to start.
Most people who see it stop talking for a few seconds. That reaction is useful data about how rare this kind of visualization is.
What God's Eye View Actually Is
A photorealistic 3D globe with 15 data layers, 13 of which require no API key. You open it and the data starts loading immediately.
Live data layers included at no cost:
- Aircraft: 11,000 or more in the air at any time, including military traffic
- Ships: maritime vessels with course and speed
- Satellites: 838 tracked objects with a Starlink overlay
- Earthquakes: seismic feed updated in real time
- Active fires and weather
- Around 3,600 public CCTV cameras projected as 3D cones on the globe
- Transit systems, bikeshare stations, radio stations (750 plus)
- Space missions with launch trajectories and replay
Optional layers that require free or low-cost API keys:
| Feature | Provider | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles | Cesium ion | Free tier |
| Place search and 3D tiles | Google Maps | Metered |
| Voice control ("Take me to Tokyo") | OpenAI Realtime | A few cents per minute |
| Live ship data | AISStream | Free signup |
| Active fires feed | NASA FIRMS | Free |
| Traffic speeds | TomTom | Free tier available |
All keys are configured through an in-app panel. None are required to start. Most of the value is available the moment the page loads.
Who Built It and Whether to Trust the Data
The project is by Bilawal Sidhu, published under MIT license, with attributed third-party terms in DATA_SOURCES.md and SECURITY.md. It uses exclusively public data sources. The README explicitly excludes named-person search, facial recognition, and individual tracking.
The data disclaimer matters before you use this for anything consequential. Feeds may be delayed, incomplete, or inferred. Aircraft positions use dead reckoning when data gaps occur. Satellite positions are computed orbital propagations, not live telemetry. The numbers are close. They are not exact.
This is a visualization tool, not a navigation or safety system. Use it accordingly.
How to Run It in Under 5 Minutes
Option 1: Pinokio (no terminal required)
Install Pinokio 8.2 or later. God's Eye View is available through its app store. Click install. Click run.
Option 2: Terminal
Copy this.
git clone https://github.com/bilawalsidhu/gods-eye-view.git cd gods-eye-view npm ci && npm run doctor && npm run dev
Open http://localhost:4173 in your browser.
Requires Node.js 24.14.0 or later (or the 26.x branch). Run node --version first. If you are on an older version, the install fails with a dependency error. Fix it with nvm install 24 before proceeding.
Done. The globe loads. Data populates within a few seconds.
6 Ways a Business Owner Uses This
Prospect research before a pitch. Want to understand the logistics density of a region before approaching a client in shipping or supply chain? Watch the maritime lanes. Watch the air traffic over their territory. Real data, not a marketing slide.
Geospatial context for AI operations. Teaching a team what "real-time data feeds" means becomes concrete when they can watch 11,000 aircraft updating position every 15 seconds. The abstraction disappears fast.
Presentation that stops the room. Pull up the live globe during any conversation about AI systems, surveillance infrastructure, or data-driven operations. No explanation required. The room understands within 30 seconds.
Content grounding. If you publish anything on AI, privacy, data infrastructure, or geospatial systems, the globe gives you ground-truth examples without sourcing a press report. Screenshots and descriptions carry more weight when they come from something you can verify live.
Infrastructure reconnaissance for proposals. Before scoping an AI project for a client in logistics, real estate, or transportation, the satellite and flight density layers give you a fast read on the operational environment they work inside.
Technical demo for stakeholders. Some clients need to see what live data pipelines look like before they commit to building one. God's Eye View is the fastest proof-of-concept for that conversation. It cost you nothing to open.
The Limits You Should Know
Data accuracy is not guaranteed. This is public data, not surveillance-grade feeds. Use it for context and exploration, not decisions.
Camera positions are estimates, not surveyed measurements. The README is explicit. Calibration is manual: you drag a handle to match camera placement to map coordinates. Viewsheds are educated approximations.
Voice control costs real money if left running. OpenAI's Realtime API bills by the minute. If you wire up the voice layer, set a budget limit in your OpenAI dashboard before you open it.
Self-hosting means you own the maintenance. It runs locally, which protects your data. It also means you own Node version updates, dependency upgrades, and compatibility as the project evolves.
No out-of-the-box integrations. The tool shows data. It does not pipe data into your systems. If you want God's Eye View data inside an agent pipeline, you are writing that integration yourself.
The 10-Minute Homework
Open God's Eye View today. Not tomorrow.
Turn on the camera layer. Click on two or three viewshed cones in different cities. Check whether the camera feed loads. Switch to cockpit mode and ride along with a commercial flight for 60 seconds.
You will understand, firsthand, why real-time geospatial visualization is a serious category. Not because this article said so. Because you saw it.
Total time: 10 minutes if you have Node installed. Add 10 minutes if you need to update Node first.
The repo is at github.com/bilawalsidhu/gods-eye-view.