World Monitor

Real-time global intelligence dashboard — AI-powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and infrastructure tracking in a unified situational awareness interface.

Live Demo  ·  Tech Variant  ·  Full Documentation

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Why World Monitor?

Problem	Solution
News scattered across 100+ sources	Single unified dashboard with 80+ curated feeds
No geospatial context for events	Interactive map with 20+ toggleable data layers
Information overload	AI-synthesized briefs with focal point detection
Expensive OSINT tools ($$$)	100% free & open source
Static news feeds	Real-time updates with live video streams

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Live Demos

Variant	URL	Focus
World Monitor	worldmonitor.app	Geopolitics, military, conflicts, infrastructure
Tech Monitor	tech.worldmonitor.app	Startups, AI/ML, cloud, cybersecurity

Both variants run from a single codebase — switch between them with one click.

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Key Features

Interactive Global Map

• 20+ data layers — conflicts, military bases, infrastructure, protests, disasters
• Smart clustering — markers intelligently group at low zoom, expand on zoom in
• 8 regional presets — Global, Americas, Europe, MENA, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Latin America
• Time filtering — 1h, 6h, 24h, 48h, 7d event windows

AI-Powered Intelligence

• World Brief — LLM-synthesized summary of top global developments
• Focal Point Detection — ML identifies the most critical story clusters
• Country Instability Index — Real-time stability scores for 20 monitored nations
• Strategic Risk Score — Composite assessment combining all intelligence modules

Real-Time Data Layers

Geopolitical

• Active conflict zones with escalation tracking
• Intelligence hotspots with news correlation
• Social unrest events (ACLED + GDELT)
• Sanctions regimes

Military & Strategic

• 220+ military bases from 9 operators
• Live military flight tracking (ADS-B)
• Naval vessel monitoring (AIS)
• Nuclear facilities & gamma irradiators
• APT cyber threat actor attribution
• Spaceports & launch facilities

Infrastructure

• Undersea cables with landing points
• Oil & gas pipelines
• AI datacenters (111 major clusters)
• Internet outages
• Critical mineral deposits

Tech Ecosystem (Tech variant)

• Tech company HQs (Big Tech, unicorns, public)
• Startup hubs with funding data
• Cloud regions (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Accelerators (YC, Techstars, 500)
• Upcoming tech conferences

Live News & Video

• 80+ RSS feeds across geopolitics, defense, energy, tech
• Live video streams — Bloomberg, Sky News, Al Jazeera, CNBC, and more
• Custom monitors — Create keyword-based alerts for any topic
• Entity extraction — Auto-links countries, leaders, organizations

Additional Capabilities

• Signal intelligence with "Why It Matters" context
• Infrastructure cascade analysis
• Maritime & aviation tracking
• Prediction market integration (Polymarket, Kalshi)
• Service status monitoring (cloud providers, AI services)
• Snapshot system for sharing configurations

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Quick Start

# Clone and run
git clone https://github.com/koala73/worldmonitor.git
cd worldmonitor
npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173

Environment Variables (Optional)

For full functionality, add these to .env.local:

# AI Summarization
GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_xxx

# Live flight data
OPENSKY_USERNAME=xxx
OPENSKY_PASSWORD=xxx

# Ship tracking
VESSELFINDER_API_KEY=xxx

See API Dependencies for the full list.

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Tech Stack

Category	Technologies
Frontend	TypeScript, Vite, D3.js, deck.gl
AI/ML	Groq (Llama 3.1), TensorFlow.js (T5)
APIs	OpenSky, GDELT, ACLED, USGS, NASA EONET, FRED
Deployment	Vercel Edge Functions
Data	Redis (Upstash), RSS feeds

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Documentation

Full documentation including algorithms, data sources, and system architecture:

docs/DOCUMENTATION.md

Key sections:

• Signal Intelligence
• Country Instability Index
• Military Tracking
• Infrastructure Analysis
• API Dependencies
• System Architecture

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING for guidelines.

# Development
npm run dev          # Start dev server
npm run dev:tech     # Start tech variant
npm run build        # Production build
npm run typecheck    # Type checking

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Roadmap

• Mobile-optimized views
• Push notifications for critical alerts
• Historical data playback
• API for programmatic access
• Self-hosted Docker image

See full roadmap.

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Support the Project

If you find World Monitor useful:

• Star this repo to help others discover it
• Share with colleagues interested in OSINT
• Contribute code, data sources, or documentation
• Report issues to help improve the platform

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License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

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Author

Elie Habib — GitHub

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worldmonitor.app  ·  tech.worldmonitor.app