Interactive maps, live data, and spatial curiosities

This map shows the civilian harm in Ukraine. It shows information about the type of attack, the date, the location, etc. linked to the sources.

Map showing verified media from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Real-time forest fire monitoring map, integrating Bseed® technology for detection, risk forecasts, and situational awareness.

This map provides fire information from NASA's MODIS and VIIRS satellite instruments.

Deforestation alerts, forest change, and conservation layers worldwide with satellite-derived updates.

This interactive map shows the current weather conditions around the world. It covers the following metrics: Temperature, perceived temperature, precipitation, radar, clouds, wind speed, wind gusts, air pressure, thunderstorms, humidity, waves, snow cover and air quality. It offers the option to customise most of them by altitude or other parameters.

Global lightning strike visualisation updated in near real time. Watch thunderstorms evolve with audible strike markers and overlays.

This interactive map shows the current air quality around the world. It covers the following metrics: PM2.5, PM10, PM1, temp, R.H (relative humidity), pressure and wind.

This map shows sand storms around the Sahara desert. It shows the current sand storms and the forecast for the next 7 days.

This map shows dust mass concentrations around the world. It provides real-time data on dust distribution and density.

Map of flights in real time. You can search by flight number, airport or navigate the map to see the flights around the world. Different map styles and filters are available.

Map of marine traffic in real time. You can search by vessel name, MMSI, IMO, callsign or navigate the map to see the vessels around the world. Different map styles and filters are available.

Google Flights allows you to search for flights and compare prices. It allows you to search flights with very open parameters in a map view.

This map shows the current road conditions in Tenerife. It shows the current road conditions in a colour scale. You can also see if specific roads are closed.

This map shows the current road conditions in Europe. It shows the current road conditions in a colour scale. You can also see if specific roads are closed.

This interactive map shows current webcams around the world. It makes it very easy to see the last images captured by the cameras.

This map shows updated satellite images around the world. Images can be from as fresh as 15 minutes ago. Usually, the less zoomed in the image is, the fresher it is.

This map shows the current position of satellites around the world. You can search by name, operator or norad number.

This map shows the forecasted position of satellites around the world. One interested feature is has predefined lists of satellites that you can use to track them, such as the "Most tracked", "Just launched", etc.

This map allows you to explore the world using Google Earth. You can search for places, zoom in and out, and even use the 3D mode.

This map shows the population density around the world. It shows the population density in a colour scale. You can also see the population in absolute numbers.

This map shows the current earthquakes around the world. You can filter by date, magnitude, depth, region, etc.

This map shows the current volcanoes around the world. It shows the details in a list, and also shows recent earthquakes.

This map shows the historic borders around the world. You can select specific points in time to see how the borders have changed.

This map shows the historic borders around the world. You can change year by year to see how the borders have changed.

Interactive Data Studio report showing the percentage of empty houses in Spain.

This map shows the current shade around the world. It helps you find shaded areas based on the time of day.

Interactive global map of light pollution and night sky brightness. Useful for astronomers and photographers — includes overlays and measurements and references the Bortle scale (a 1–9 scale that describes night sky darkness) to help you find dark-sky locations.

30-minute auroral oval forecast from NOAA SWPC showing northern hemisphere visibility likelihood for the aurora borealis.

Live multi-hazard map from GDACS covering earthquakes, cyclones, floods, and volcano events with severity ratings.