An open-source "God's-eye view" of Earth—no signup, live planes, ships, and satellites
A free, open-source 3D globe in your browser showing real-time global aircraft, vessels, and satellites—you can even talk to it.
What it is
God's Eye View is an open-source, browser-based geospatial intelligence tool. Open the page and you get a photorealistic 3D globe overlaid in real time with aircraft, vessels, satellites, earthquakes, and even some public camera feeds. It's built on CesiumJS—no app to install.
Hands-on
No signup, no API key required—just open it and it works. That's unusual for this category of tool. The keyless mode already includes live satellite imagery, flight tracking, and earthquake data.
Spend a few minutes signing up for free keys from the relevant providers (Cesium ion, AISStream, NASA FIRMS, and others) and you unlock photorealistic 3D cities, live shipping data, and real-time fire detection. Voice control needs an OpenAI key—once enabled, you can ask "what city is this?" out loud, or click a plane and ask "what's this?" and it answers using live telemetry.
The most memorable part is flipping sensor looks with one click—night vision, thermal—the kind of shot you'd expect from a movie, not a browser tab.
Who it's for
This isn't really a daily-use tool. It's more of a playground for people interested in maps, aviation, open-source geospatial data, or OSINT-style exploration. If you're a content creator looking for visually striking material, or just curious what the open-source community can build, it's worth a look.
Before you use it
- Advanced features (3D cities, voice, shipping data, fire detection) each require a separate third-party API key, some metered/paid
- This is a community open-source project, not a commercial product—no official support or SLA
- This is AsianLaunch's independent hands-on take, not a product-team submission