Every few minutes, our servers ask a simple question: what just happened in the world? The answers come from five of the most trusted open monitoring networks on the planet.
The five data networks
The USGS real-time earthquake network reports seismic events worldwide, usually within minutes of the shaking. The UN's GDACS system adds floods, tropical cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires — complete with official Green/Orange/Red alert levels. NASA EONET contributes satellite-observed events, ReliefWeb (UN OCHA) tracks officially declared disasters, and GDELT scans world media for reported incidents like explosions, transport crashes and building collapses.
From raw feed to live map
Each incoming event is de-duplicated against everything we have seen before, matched to a country, assigned one of four severity levels, and published to the live map. Counters across the site update automatically — no refresh needed.
Why it matters
Situational awareness used to be reserved for government operations rooms. We believe everyone deserves to see the planet's live pulse.