A god's eye view of world events, in your browser
"God's eye view" names an old fantasy: seeing the whole world at once, every place and every event, from above. World Monitor is a practical version of that for world events. One map brings together the news, conflicts, earthquakes, wildfires, US dispatch, webcams and radio. It runs free in your browser, with no install, and on iPhone and Android.
Free on the web · no account · iPhone and Android apps
From the satellite shot to one screen for everything
Painters, filmmakers and game designers use "god's eye view" for a shot from directly overhead, where you see the whole scene at once. The phrase has grown into a wish: if you could see everywhere at the same moment, you would know what is going on.
For world events, the hard part is not the view, it is the clutter. News sits on one site, conflict maps on another, earthquake data on a third, and police scanners in an app of their own. World Monitor puts them on a single map, so you can look at one region and see what is happening there across all of them.
The layers on the map
- News
- World news placed where it happened, sorted by category, with short AI briefs on the bigger stories.
- Conflicts
- Conflict zones and reported events, plus military sites and undersea cables.
- Natural hazards
- Earthquakes, wildfires and other natural events such as storms and volcanic activity.
- US dispatch
- Police, fire and EMS incidents in the United States, each with its dispatch-radio replay and a short AI summary.
- Webcams
- Live cams around the world, pinned to their locations.
- Radio
- Internet radio stations from around the world, pinned to their locations.
Around the map sit a merged news FEED, live news channels and an OVERVIEW tab with theater posture, markets and curiosities such as the Pentagon pizza index.
Hosted, no install, on any screen
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Step 01 · Open
Go to the map
Open worldmonitor.news/live in any modern browser on a computer or phone. Nothing to download, no account.
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Step 02 · Zoom
Pick a region
Start with the whole globe, then zoom in. Pins group into clusters when you are far out and split as you get closer.
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Step 03 · Filter
Choose your layers
Turn layers on and off to see only what matters to you, such as conflicts and quakes, or only US dispatch incidents.
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Step 04 · Take it along
Phone apps
The same map is in the World Monitor apps for iPhone and Android, if you would rather have it on your home screen.
Other software called God's Eye View
"God's Eye View" is also the name of other software, including an open-source 3D globe visualization project. World Monitor is not that project and is not affiliated with it. Ours is a live map of world events, built for following news, conflicts, hazards and US dispatch, with a hosted web version and phone apps. If you came here looking for that project, search for it by name.
What "seeing everything" really means here
- Not everythingThe map shows what its sources report. Plenty happens that no feed covers, and a quiet area does not mean nothing is happening.
- US-only dispatchDispatch incidents cover the United States only, and only where public radio is received. The other layers are worldwide.
- AI can be wrongAI briefs, summaries and transcripts may contain errors, and locations are approximate. Check original and official sources before acting.
- Minutes, not instantLayers update on different schedules. Expect minutes of delay for most items, and longer for some natural-event sources.
- No surveillanceIt is a map of public information about events. It does not track people, phones or vehicles.
See the whole world on one map
The web app is free and needs no account. The iPhone and Android apps are free to download, with an optional premium subscription.
Questions about World Monitor's god's eye view
Is it free?
Yes, on the web. World Monitor Live at worldmonitor.news/live is free to use, with no account and no sign-up. The iPhone and Android apps are free to download and offer an optional premium subscription.
Is it an app or a website?
Both. It runs in any modern browser on a computer or phone with nothing to install, and it is also available as World Monitor on the App Store and Google Play.
What can I see on the map?
Geolocated world news, conflict zones, military sites, undersea cables, earthquakes, wildfires and other natural events, US police, fire and EMS dispatch incidents with their radio replays, live webcams and internet radio. A news feed, live channels and a global overview sit alongside the map.
Is this the open-source 3D globe project called God's Eye View?
No. World Monitor is a separate product and is not affiliated with that project. It is a live map of world events with a hosted web version and phone apps.
How fresh is the data?
Each layer updates on its own schedule. An open map checks some layers about once a minute and others every few minutes, and the service looks for new dispatch incidents every five minutes. Some sources, such as natural-event feeds, update less often. Expect minutes of delay, not an instant stream.