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GlobalWatch is an independent real-time global intelligence dashboard aggregating publicly available data from government agencies, academic institutions, and open data projects. It is built for situational awareness, research, and informational purposes.
Data Sources & Attribution
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Real-time worldwide earthquake monitoring (M2.5+).
Data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.
NASA FIRMS — Fire Information for Resource Management
API KEYActive fire detection from VIIRS and MODIS satellites.
FIRMS data courtesy of NASA EOSDIS.
NASA EONET — Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker
Tracking open natural events globally.
Data provided by NASA EONET.
GDACS — Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
UN-managed global disaster alerts (earthquakes, cyclones, floods).
GDACS data © European Commission / United Nations.
OpenSky Network
Real-time ADS-B flight tracking.
Flight data from The OpenSky Network, opensky-network.org.
ACLED — Armed Conflict Location & Event Data
API KEYDisaggregated political violence and protest data.
Conflict data sourced from ACLED (acleddata.com).
AlienVault OTX — Open Threat Exchange
API KEYCommunity cyber threat intelligence and indicators.
Cyber threat data from AlienVault OTX.
Polymarket
Real-money prediction markets for geopolitical events.
Prediction market data via Polymarket Gamma API.
Yahoo Finance
Real-time stock indices, commodities, and forex data.
Market data via Yahoo Finance public API.
TeleGeography — Submarine Cable Map
Global submarine cable infrastructure routes and landing stations.
Cable data informed by TeleGeography research.
RSS News Aggregation
News from BBC World, Reuters, Al Jazeera, France 24, DW, Guardian, NPR, Sky News, Euronews, Defense News, Arab News, SCMP, The Hindu, Middle East Eye.
All news content © respective publishers.
Groq / Meta Llama
API KEYAI intelligence briefs via Llama 3.1 on Groq infrastructure.
AI inference by Groq. Llama model by Meta.
Map Tiles — CARTO + OpenStreetMap
Base map tiles for the global dashboard.
© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO.
Legal & Disclaimer
GlobalWatch is an independent project, not affiliated with any government, military organization, or news outlet.
All data is from publicly available sources for informational purposes only. GlobalWatch makes no representations about accuracy or timeliness. Do not use this data for operational decisions.
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