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title: "Features & Interface"
description: "Complete guide to World Monitor features including interactive maps, data layers, intelligence panels, market data, panel management, mobile experience, and keyboard shortcuts."
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World Monitor provides a comprehensive set of features for real-time global intelligence monitoring, from interactive maps and data layers to market tracking and customizable panel layouts.

## Interactive Global Map

- **Zoom & Pan** - Smooth navigation with mouse/trackpad gestures
- **Regional Focus** - 8 preset views for rapid navigation (Global, Americas, Europe, MENA, Asia, Latin America, Africa, Oceania)
- **Layer System** - Toggle visibility of 20+ data layers organized by category
- **Time Filtering** - Filter events by time range (1h, 6h, 24h, 48h, 7d)
- **Pinnable Map** - Pin the map to the top while scrolling through panels, or let it scroll with the page
- **Smart Marker Clustering** - Nearby markers group at low zoom, expand on zoom in

## Marker Clustering

Dense regions with many data points use intelligent clustering to prevent visual clutter:

**How It Works**

- Markers within a pixel radius (adaptive to zoom level) merge into cluster badges
- Cluster badges show the count of grouped items
- Clicking a cluster opens a popup listing all grouped items
- Zooming in reduces cluster radius, eventually showing individual markers

**Grouping Logic**

- **Protests**: Cluster within same country only (riots sorted first, high severity prioritized)
- **Tech HQs**: Cluster within same city (Big Tech sorted before unicorns before public companies)
- **Tech Events**: Cluster within same location (sorted by date, soonest first)

This prevents issues like Dubai and Riyadh companies appearing merged at global zoom, while still providing clean visualization at continental scales.

## Data Layers

Layers are organized into logical groups for efficient monitoring:

**Geopolitical**
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Conflicts** | Active conflict zones with involved parties and status |
| **Hotspots** | Intelligence hotspots with activity levels based on news correlation |
| **Sanctions** | Countries under economic sanctions regimes |
| **Protests** | Live social unrest events from ACLED and GDELT |

**Military & Strategic**
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Military Bases** | 226 global military installations from 9 operators |
| **Nuclear Facilities** | Power plants, weapons labs, enrichment sites |
| **Gamma Irradiators** | IAEA-tracked Category 1-3 radiation sources |
| **APT Groups** | State-sponsored cyber threat actors with geographic attribution |
| **Spaceports** | 12 major launch facilities (NASA, SpaceX, Roscosmos, CNSA, ESA, ISRO, JAXA) |
| **Critical Minerals** | Strategic mineral deposits (lithium, cobalt, rare earths) with operator info |

**Infrastructure**
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Undersea Cables** | 86 submarine cable routes worldwide |
| **Pipelines** | 88 operating oil & gas pipelines across all continents |
| **Internet Outages** | Network disruptions via Cloudflare Radar |
| **AI Datacenters** | 313 AI compute clusters tracked from Epoch AI dataset |

**Transport**
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Ships (AIS)** | Live vessel tracking via AIS with chokepoint monitoring and 62 strategic ports* |
| **Delays** | FAA airport delay status and ground stops |

*\*AIS data via [AISStream.io](https://aisstream.io) uses terrestrial receivers with stronger coverage in European/Atlantic waters. Middle East, Asia, and open ocean coverage is limited. Satellite AIS providers (Spire, Kpler) offer global coverage but require commercial licenses.*

**Natural Events**
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Natural** | USGS earthquakes (M4.5+) + NASA EONET events (storms, wildfires, volcanoes, floods) |
| **Weather** | NWS severe weather warnings |

**Overlays & Labels**
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Day/Night** | Real-time solar terminator overlay showing day and night zones (updates every 5 minutes) |
| **Economic** | Tabbed economic panel with FRED indicators, EIA oil analytics, and USASpending.gov government contracts |
| **Countries** | Country boundary labels |
| **Waterways** | Strategic waterways and chokepoints |
| **Trade Routes** | 19 global trade routes (container, energy, bulk) with multi-segment arcs through strategic chokepoints |
| **Fires (FIRMS)** | NASA FIRMS satellite fire detection (VIIRS thermal hotspots) for wildfire and operational risk monitoring |

**Webcams**
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Live Webcams** | 22 live streams across 5 geopolitical regions (Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Americas) with automatic fallback handling |

## Intelligence Panels

Beyond raw data feeds, the dashboard provides synthesized intelligence panels:

| Panel | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
| **AI Strategic Posture** | Theater-level military aggregation with strike capability analysis |
| **Strategic Risk Overview** | Composite risk score combining all intelligence modules |
| **Country Instability Index** | Real-time stability scores for 24 monitored countries |
| **Infrastructure Cascade** | Dependency analysis for cables, pipelines, and chokepoints |
| **Live Intelligence** | GDELT-powered topic feeds (Military, Cyber, Nuclear, Sanctions) |
| **Intel Feed** | Curated defense and security news sources |
| **Country Brief** | AI-generated country profiles with key indicators, risk factors, and recent developments |
| **Aviation Intelligence** | 6-tab aviation panel (Ops, Flights, Airlines, Tracking, News, Prices) with NOTAM closure detection across 111 monitored airports |
| **Climate Anomalies** | Temperature and precipitation deviations across 15 zones using Open-Meteo ERA5 data against rolling baselines |
| **Displacement Tracking** | UN OCHA HAPI refugee, asylum seeker, and IDP data with origin/host country perspectives |
| **Gulf Economies** | Indices, currencies, and oil data for 6 GCC countries (Saudi, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman) |
| **WTO Trade Policy** | Active trade restrictions, tariff trends, bilateral trade flows, and SPS/TBT barriers |
| **Central Banks & BIS** | Policy rates and monetary decisions from 13 central banks via BIS data |
| **Market Watchlist** | User-defined stock/commodity/crypto symbol lists (up to 50 symbols) |

These panels transform raw signals into actionable intelligence by applying scoring algorithms, trend detection, and cross-source correlation.

## News Aggregation

Multi-source RSS aggregation across categories:

- **World / Geopolitical** - BBC, Reuters, AP, Guardian, NPR, Politico, The Diplomat
- **Middle East / MENA** - Al Jazeera, BBC ME, Guardian ME, Al Arabiya, Times of Israel
- **Africa** - BBC Africa, News24, Google News aggregation (regional & Sahel coverage)
- **Latin America** - BBC Latin America, Guardian Americas, Google News aggregation
- **Asia-Pacific** - BBC Asia, South China Morning Post, Google News aggregation
- **Energy & Resources** - Google News aggregation (oil/gas, nuclear, mining, Reuters Energy)
- **Technology** - Hacker News, Ars Technica, The Verge, MIT Tech Review
- **AI / ML** - ArXiv, VentureBeat AI, The Verge AI, MIT Tech Review
- **Finance** - CNBC, MarketWatch, Financial Times, Yahoo Finance
- **Government** - White House, State Dept, Pentagon, Treasury, Fed, SEC, UN News, CISA
- **Intel Feed** - Defense One, Breaking Defense, Bellingcat, Krebs Security, Janes
- **Think Tanks** - Foreign Policy, Atlantic Council, Foreign Affairs, CSIS, RAND, Brookings, Carnegie
- **Crisis Watch** - International Crisis Group, IAEA, WHO, UNHCR
- **Regional Sources** - Xinhua, TASS, Kyiv Independent, Moscow Times
- **Layoffs Tracker** - Tech industry job cuts

## Source Filtering

The **SOURCES** button in the header opens a global source management modal, enabling fine-grained control over which news sources appear in the dashboard.

**Capabilities:**

- **Search**: Filter the source list by name to quickly find specific outlets
- **Individual Toggle**: Click any source to enable/disable it
- **Bulk Actions**: "Select All" and "Select None" for quick adjustments
- **Counter Display**: Shows "45/77 enabled" to indicate current selection
- **Persistence**: Settings are saved to localStorage and persist across sessions

**Use Cases:**

- **Noise Reduction**: Disable high-volume aggregators (Google News) to focus on primary sources
- **Regional Focus**: Enable only sources relevant to a specific geographic area
- **Source Quality**: Disable sources with poor signal-to-noise ratio
- **Bias Management**: Balance coverage by enabling/disabling sources with known editorial perspectives

**Technical Details:**

- Disabled sources are filtered at fetch time (not display time), reducing bandwidth and API calls
- Affects all news panels simultaneously: disable BBC once, it is gone everywhere
- Panels with all sources disabled show "All sources disabled" message
- Changes take effect on the next refresh cycle

## Regional Intelligence Panels

Dedicated panels provide focused coverage for strategically significant regions:

| Panel | Coverage | Key Topics |
|-------|----------|------------|
| **Middle East** | MENA region | Israel-Gaza, Iran, Gulf states, Red Sea |
| **Africa** | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sahel instability, coups, insurgencies, resources |
| **Latin America** | Central & South America | Venezuela, drug trafficking, regional politics |
| **Asia-Pacific** | East & Southeast Asia | China-Taiwan, Korean peninsula, ASEAN |
| **Energy & Resources** | Global | Oil markets, nuclear, mining, energy security |

Each panel aggregates region-specific sources to provide concentrated situational awareness for that theater. This enables focused monitoring when global events warrant attention to a particular region.

## Live News Streams

Embedded YouTube live streams from major news networks with channel switching:

| Channel | Coverage |
|---------|----------|
| **Bloomberg** | Business & financial news |
| **Sky News** | UK & international news |
| **Euronews** | European perspective |
| **DW News** | German international broadcaster |
| **France 24** | French global news |
| **Al Arabiya** | Middle East news (Arabic perspective) |
| **Al Jazeera** | Middle East & international news |

**Core Features:**

- **Channel Switcher** - One-click switching between networks
- **Live Indicator** - Blinking dot shows stream status, click to pause/play
- **Mute Toggle** - Audio control (muted by default)
- **Double-Width Panel** - Larger video player for better viewing

**Performance Optimizations:**

The live stream panel uses the **YouTube IFrame Player API** rather than raw iframe embedding. This provides several advantages:

| Feature | Benefit |
|---------|---------|
| **Persistent player** | No iframe reload on mute/play/channel change |
| **API control** | Direct `playVideo()`, `pauseVideo()`, `mute()` calls |
| **Reduced bandwidth** | Same stream continues across state changes |
| **Faster switching** | Channel changes via `loadVideoById()` |

**Idle Detection:**

To conserve resources, the panel implements automatic idle pausing:

| Trigger | Action |
|---------|--------|
| **Tab hidden** | Stream pauses (via Visibility API) |
| **5 min idle** | Stream pauses (no mouse/keyboard activity) |
| **User returns** | Stream resumes automatically |
| **Manual pause** | User intent tracked separately |

This prevents background tabs from consuming bandwidth while preserving user preference for manually-paused streams.

## Market Data

- **Stocks** - Major indices and tech stocks via Finnhub (Yahoo Finance backup)
- **Commodities** - Oil, gold, natural gas, copper, VIX
- **Crypto** - Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana via CoinGecko
- **Sector Heatmap** - Visual sector performance (11 SPDR sectors)
- **Economic Indicators** - Fed data via FRED (assets, rates, yields)
- **Oil Analytics** - EIA data: WTI/Brent prices, US production, US inventory with weekly changes
- **Government Spending** - USASpending.gov: Recent federal contracts and awards

## Prediction Markets

- Polymarket integration for event probability tracking
- Correlation analysis with news events

## Workflows

Two full-screen, keyboard-first workflows complement the map + panels experience:

- **[Route Explorer](/route-explorer)** — plan a shipment between any two countries. Four tabs (Current / Alternatives / Land / Impact) resolve chokepoint exposure, bypass corridors, land alternatives, and per-country import exposure for the selected HS2 commodity. PRO-gated.
- **[Scenario Engine](/scenario-engine)** — run pre-built disruption scenarios (conflict, weather, sanctions, tariff shocks) and watch the impact resolve across chokepoints, sectors, and countries on the map and in the Supply Chain panel. PRO-gated.

## Country-level risk

Two complementary country-scoring surfaces:

- **[Country Instability Index](/country-instability-index)** — a high-frequency stress score that blends conflict, unrest, news velocity, and security signals for a curated country set.
- **[Country Resilience Index](/methodology/country-resilience-index)** — a ~220-country, 0-100 resilience score across 6 domains and 19 dimensions (grouped into 3 pillars: structural readiness, live shock exposure, recovery capacity), refreshed every 6 hours and sourced from official/authoritative providers with transparent imputation.

CII and CRI answer different questions and are not interchangeable: CII is short-horizon stress; CRI is structural resilience plus live shock exposure.

## Search (Cmd+K)

Universal command palette for navigating the entire application. Every panel, map view, layer toggle, workflow, and country brief is searchable:

- **Map navigation**: jump to any region (Global, MENA, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Americas, Africa, Oceania)
- **Layer presets and individual layers**: flip presets (Military, Finance, Infrastructure, Intel, All, None, Minimal) or toggle individual layers by name (AIS, flights, conflicts, cables, fires, GPS jamming, satellites, etc.)
- **Panels by family**:
  - **AI & intelligence**: [AI Forecasts](/panels/forecast), [Latest Brief](/panels/latest-brief), [WM Analyst](/panels/chat-analyst), [AI Market Implications](/panels/market-implications), [Deduct Situation](/panels/deduction), [Daily Market Brief](/panels/daily-market-brief), [Regional Intelligence](/panels/regional-intelligence), [AI Strategic Posture](/panels/strategic-posture)
  - **Markets & trading**: [Premium Stock Analysis](/panels/stock-analysis), [Premium Backtesting](/panels/stock-backtest), [WSB Ticker Scanner](/panels/wsb-ticker-scanner), plus the [Indicators & Signals](/panels/indicators-and-signals) catalogue (Fear & Greed, Macro Tiles, Yield Curve, Earnings / Economic calendars, ETF flows, crypto sectors, etc.)
  - **Geopolitical & risk**: [Country Instability](/country-instability-index), [Country Resilience](/methodology/country-resilience-index), [Strategic Risk](/strategic-risk), [Infrastructure Cascade](/infrastructure-cascade)
  - **Trade & supply chain**: [Trade Policy](/panels/trade-policy), [Supply Chain](/panels/supply-chain), [Sanctions Pressure](/panels/sanctions-pressure), [Hormuz Trade Tracker](/panels/hormuz-tracker), [Energy Crisis Tracker](/panels/energy-crisis)
  - **Tracking & health**: [Disease Outbreaks](/panels/disease-outbreaks), [Radiation Watch](/panels/radiation-watch), [Thermal Escalation](/panels/thermal-escalation), [Consumer Prices](/panels/consumer-prices), fires, UCDP events, displacement, climate anomalies, security advisories, population exposure
  - **News**: see the [News Feeds](/panels/news-feeds) catalogue for regional / topical / tech / finance / happy content streams.
  - **Utilities**: [Airline Intelligence](/panels/airline-intel), [Tech Readiness Index](/panels/tech-readiness), [World Clock](/panels/world-clock), [My Monitors](/panels/monitors), [OREF Sirens](/panels/oref-sirens), [Telegram Intel](/panels/telegram-intel), [Financial Stress](/panels/fsi), Webcams, Layoffs
- **Workflows**: open Route Explorer or activate a Scenario Engine template directly from the palette
- **Country briefs**: search any country name to open its intelligence brief or navigate the map
- **Time range**: filter events by 1h, 6h, 24h, 48h, or 7 days
- **View controls**: dark/light mode, fullscreen, settings, refresh all data

The full panel inventory lives in the app itself — Cmd+K surfaces what's available in your current variant rather than a fixed list.

## Data Export

- CSV and JSON export of current dashboard state
- Historical playback from snapshots

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## Custom Monitors

Create personalized keyword alerts that scan all incoming news:

1. Enter comma-separated keywords (e.g., "nvidia, gpu, chip shortage")
2. System assigns a unique color
3. Matching articles are highlighted in the Monitor panel
4. Matching articles in clusters inherit the monitor color

Monitors persist across sessions via LocalStorage.

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## Activity Tracking

The dashboard highlights newly-arrived items so you can quickly identify what changed since your last look.

### Visual Indicators

| Indicator | Duration | Purpose |
|-----------|----------|---------|
| **NEW tag** | 2 minutes | Badge on items that just appeared |
| **Glow highlight** | 30 seconds | Subtle animation drawing attention |
| **Panel badge** | Until viewed | Count of new items in collapsed panels |

### Automatic "Seen" Detection

The system uses IntersectionObserver to detect when panels become visible:

- When a panel is >50% visible for >500ms, items are marked as "seen"
- Scrolling through a panel marks visible items progressively
- Switching panels resets the "new" state appropriately

### Panel-Specific Tracking

Each panel maintains independent activity state:

- **News**: New clusters since last view
- **Markets**: Price changes exceeding thresholds
- **Predictions**: Probability shifts >5%
- **Natural Events**: New earthquakes and EONET events

This enables focused monitoring: you can collapse panels you have reviewed and see at a glance which have new activity.

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## Snapshot System

The dashboard captures periodic snapshots for historical analysis:

- **Automatic capture** every refresh cycle
- **7-day retention** with automatic cleanup
- **Stored data**: news clusters, market prices, prediction values, hotspot levels
- **Playback**: Load historical snapshots to see past dashboard states

Baselines (7-day and 30-day averages) are stored in IndexedDB for deviation analysis.

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## Critical Mineral Deposits

The Minerals layer displays strategic mineral extraction sites essential for modern technology and defense supply chains.

### Tracked Resources

| Mineral | Strategic Importance | Major Producers |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------|
| **Lithium** | EV batteries, energy storage | Australia, Chile, China |
| **Cobalt** | Battery cathodes, superalloys | DRC (60%+ global), Australia |
| **Rare Earths** | Magnets, electronics, defense | China (60%+ global), Australia, USA |

### Key Sites

| Site | Mineral | Country | Significance |
|------|---------|---------|--------------|
| Greenbushes | Lithium | Australia | World's largest hard-rock lithium mine |
| Salar de Atacama | Lithium | Chile | Largest brine lithium source |
| Mutanda | Cobalt | DRC | World's largest cobalt mine |
| Tenke Fungurume | Cobalt | DRC | Major Chinese-owned cobalt source |
| Bayan Obo | Rare Earths | China | 45% of global REE production |
| Mountain Pass | Rare Earths | USA | Only active US rare earth mine |

### Supply Chain Risks

Critical minerals are geopolitically concentrated:

- **Cobalt**: 70% from DRC, significant artisanal mining concerns
- **Rare Earths**: 60% from China, processing nearly monopolized
- **Lithium**: Expanding production but demand outpacing supply

News about these regions or mining companies can signal supply disruptions affecting technology and defense sectors.

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## Cyber Threat Actors (APT Groups)

The map displays geographic attribution markers for major state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups. These markers show the approximate operational centers of known threat actors.

### Tracked Groups

| Group | Aliases | Sponsor | Notable Activity |
|-------|---------|---------|-----------------|
| **APT28/29** | Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear | Russia (GRU/FSB) | Election interference, government espionage |
| **APT41** | Double Dragon | China (MSS) | Supply chain attacks, intellectual property theft |
| **Lazarus** | Hidden Cobra | North Korea (RGB) | Financial theft, cryptocurrency heists |
| **APT33/35** | Elfin, Charming Kitten | Iran (IRGC) | Critical infrastructure, aerospace targeting |

### Why This Matters

Cyber operations often correlate with geopolitical tensions. When news reports reference Russian cyber activity during a Ukraine escalation, or Iranian hacking during Middle East tensions, these markers provide geographic context for the threat landscape.

### Visual Indicators

APT markers appear as warning triangles with distinct styling. Clicking a marker shows:

- **Official designation** and common aliases
- **State sponsor** and intelligence agency
- **Primary targeting sectors**

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## Social Unrest Tracking

The Protests layer aggregates civil unrest data from two independent sources, providing corroboration and global coverage.

### ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data)

Academic-grade conflict data with human-verified events:

- **Coverage**: Global, 30-day rolling window
- **Event types**: Protests, riots, strikes, demonstrations
- **Metadata**: Actors involved, fatalities, detailed notes
- **Confidence**: High (human-curated)

### GDELT (Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone)

Real-time news-derived event data:

- **Coverage**: Global, 7-day rolling window
- **Event types**: Geocoded protest mentions from news
- **Volume**: Reports per location (signal strength)
- **Confidence**: Medium (algorithmic extraction)

### Multi-Source Corroboration

Events from both sources are deduplicated using a 0.5 degree spatial grid and date matching. When both ACLED and GDELT report events in the same area:

- Confidence is elevated to "high"
- ACLED data takes precedence (higher accuracy)
- Source list shows corroboration

### Severity Classification

| Severity | Criteria |
|----------|----------|
| **High** | Fatalities reported, riots, or clashes |
| **Medium** | Large demonstrations, strikes |
| **Low** | Smaller protests, localized events |

Events near intelligence hotspots are cross-referenced to provide geopolitical context.

### Map Display Filtering

To reduce visual clutter and focus attention on significant events, the map displays only **high-severity protests and riots**:

| Displayed | Event Type | Visual |
|-----------|------------|--------|
| Yes | Riot | Bright red marker |
| Yes | High-severity protest | Red marker |
| No | Medium/low-severity protest | Not shown on map |

Lower-severity events are still tracked for CII scoring and data exports: they simply do not create map markers. This filtering prevents dense urban areas (which naturally generate more low-severity demonstrations) from overwhelming the map display.

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## Aviation Monitoring

The Flights layer tracks airport delays and ground stops at major US airports using FAA NASSTATUS data.

### Delay Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| **Ground Stop** | No departures permitted; severe disruption |
| **Ground Delay** | Departures held; arrival rate limiting |
| **Arrival Delay** | Inbound traffic backed up |
| **Departure Delay** | Outbound traffic delayed |

### Severity Thresholds

| Severity | Average Delay | Visual |
|----------|--------------|--------|
| **Severe** | ≥60 minutes | Red |
| **Major** | 45-59 minutes | Orange |
| **Moderate** | 25-44 minutes | Yellow |
| **Minor** | 15-24 minutes | Gray |

### Monitored Airports

111 airports across 5 regions (Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, MENA, Africa) are monitored through three independent data sources (FAA ASWS, AviationStack, ICAO NOTAM):

- Major US hubs: JFK, LAX, ORD, ATL, DFW, DEN, SFO
- International gateways with high traffic volume
- 46 MENA airports via ICAO NOTAM for closure detection
- Airports frequently affected by weather or congestion

Ground stops are particularly significant: they indicate severe disruption (weather, security, or infrastructure failure) and can cascade across the network.

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## Prediction Market Filtering

The Prediction Markets panel focuses on **geopolitically relevant** markets, filtering out sports and entertainment.

### Inclusion Keywords

Markets matching these topics are displayed:

- **Conflicts**: war, military, invasion, ceasefire, NATO, nuclear
- **Countries**: Russia, Ukraine, China, Taiwan, Iran, Israel, Gaza
- **Leaders**: Putin, Zelensky, Trump, Biden, Xi Jinping, Netanyahu
- **Economics**: Fed, interest rate, inflation, recession, tariffs, sanctions
- **Global**: UN, EU, treaties, summits, coups, refugees

### Exclusion Keywords

Markets matching these are filtered out:

- **Sports**: NBA, NFL, FIFA, World Cup, championships, playoffs
- **Entertainment**: Oscars, movies, celebrities, TikTok, streaming

This ensures the panel shows markets like "Will Russia withdraw from Ukraine?" rather than "Will the Lakers win the championship?"

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## Panel Management

The dashboard organizes data into **draggable, collapsible panels** that persist user preferences across sessions.

### Drag-to-Reorder

Panels can be reorganized by dragging:

1. Grab the panel header (grip icon appears on hover)
2. Drag to desired position
3. Drop to reorder
4. New order saves automatically to LocalStorage

This enables personalized layouts: put your most-watched panels at the top.

### Panel Visibility

Toggle panels on/off via the Settings menu:

- **Hidden panels**: Do not render, do not fetch data
- **Visible panels**: Full functionality
- **Collapsed panels**: Header only, data still refreshes

Hiding a panel is different from disabling a layer: the panel itself does not appear in the interface.

### Default Panel Order

Panels are organized by intelligence priority:

| Priority | Panels | Purpose |
|----------|--------|---------|
| **Critical** | Strategic Risk, Live Intel | Immediate situational awareness |
| **Primary** | News, CII, Markets | Core monitoring data |
| **Supporting** | Predictions, Economic, Monitor | Supplementary analysis |
| **Reference** | Live News Video | Background context |

### Persistence

Panel state survives browser restarts:

- **LocalStorage**: Panel order, visibility, collapsed state
- **Automatic save**: Changes persist immediately
- **Per-device**: Settings are browser-specific (not synced)

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## Mobile Experience

The dashboard is optimized for mobile devices with a streamlined interface that prioritizes usability on smaller screens.

### First-Time Mobile Welcome

When accessing the dashboard on a mobile device for the first time, a welcome modal explains the mobile-optimized experience:

- **Simplified view notice** - Informs users they are seeing a curated mobile version
- **Navigation tip** - Explains regional view buttons and marker interaction
- **"Don't show again" option** - Checkbox to skip on future visits (persisted to localStorage)

### Mobile-First Design

On screens narrower than 768px or touch devices:

- **Compact map** - Reduced height (40vh) to show more panels
- **Single-column layout** - Panels stack vertically for easy scrolling
- **Hidden map labels** - All marker labels are hidden to reduce visual clutter
- **Fixed layer set** - Layer toggle buttons are hidden; a curated set of layers is enabled by default
- **Simplified controls** - Map resize handle and pin button are hidden
- **Touch-optimized markers** - Expanded touch targets (44px) for easy tapping
- **Hidden DEFCON indicator** - Pentagon Pizza Index hidden to reduce header clutter
- **Hidden FOCUS selector** - Regional focus buttons hidden (use preset views instead)
- **Compact header** - Social link shows X logo instead of username text

### Mobile Default Layers

The mobile experience focuses on the most essential intelligence layers:

| Layer | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
| **Conflicts** | Active conflict zones |
| **Hotspots** | Intelligence hotspots with activity levels |
| **Sanctions** | Countries under economic sanctions |
| **Outages** | Network disruptions |
| **Natural** | Earthquakes, storms, wildfires |
| **Weather** | Severe weather warnings |

Layers disabled by default on mobile (but available on desktop):

- Military bases, nuclear facilities, spaceports, minerals
- Undersea cables, pipelines, datacenters
- AIS vessels, military flights
- Protests, economic centers

This curated set provides situational awareness without overwhelming the interface or consuming excessive data/battery.

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## Offline ML Capabilities

The dashboard includes browser-side machine learning that works without any server connection:

- **Threat Classification** - Three-stage pipeline (keyword pre-filter, browser ML model, optional LLM refinement) classifies news headlines by threat category
- **Headline Scoring** - ML-based importance scoring for news articles, enabling priority-based rendering
- **Entity Extraction** - Client-side named entity recognition for identifying countries, organizations, and key figures in headlines

These models run entirely in the browser via Web Workers, providing intelligence analysis capabilities even when offline or when API keys are not configured.

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## Usage

### Keyboard Shortcuts

- `Cmd+K` / `Ctrl+K` - Open search
- `Up/Down` - Navigate search results
- `Enter` - Select result
- `Esc` - Close modals

### Map Controls

- **Scroll** - Zoom in/out
- **Drag** - Pan the map
- **Click markers** - Show detailed popup with full context
- **Hover markers** - Show tooltip with summary information
- **Layer toggles** - Show/hide data layers

### Map Marker Design

Infrastructure markers (nuclear facilities, economic centers, ports) display without labels to reduce visual clutter. Full information is available through interaction:

| Layer | Label Behavior | Interaction |
|-------|---------------|-------------|
| Nuclear facilities | Hidden | Click for popover with details |
| Economic centers | Hidden | Click for popover with details |
| Protests | Hidden | Hover for tooltip, click for details |
| Military bases | Hidden | Click for popover with base info |
| Hotspots | Visible | Color-coded activity levels |
| Conflicts | Visible | Status and involved parties |

This design prioritizes geographic awareness over label density: users can quickly scan for markers and then interact for context.

### Panel Management

- **Drag panels** - Reorder layout
- **Settings** - Toggle panel visibility

### Shareable Links

The current view state is encoded in the URL, enabling:

- **Bookmarking**: Save specific views for quick access
- **Sharing**: Send colleagues a link to your exact map position and layer configuration
- **Deep linking**: Link directly to a specific region or feature

**Encoded Parameters**:
| Parameter | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `lat`, `lon` | Map center coordinates |
| `zoom` | Zoom level (1-10) |
| `time` | Active time filter (1h, 6h, 24h, 7d) |
| `view` | Preset view (global, us, mena) |
| `layers` | Comma-separated enabled layer IDs |

Example: `?lat=38.9&lon=-77&zoom=6&layers=bases,conflicts,hotspots`

Values are validated and clamped to prevent invalid states.
