# PocketWorld

> Free real-time 3D globe of Earth aggregating live data on flights, ships, satellites, weather, earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, wildfires, and more. All data is publicly accessible via JSON APIs without authentication.

PocketWorld (pocketworld.org) is a single-page interactive visualization that pulls from 30+ authoritative open data sources (OpenSky Network, FlightRadar24, NASA EONET, USGS, NOAA, CelesTrak, Open-Meteo, AIS WebSocket, and others) and overlays them on a 3D Earth. The site is free, requires no registration, and supports 11 languages.

For developers and AI agents: every visualization is backed by a public JSON endpoint at `/api/*`. No API key required. CORS is open. Rate limits are generous. See `/api` for full documentation.

## Live data APIs

- [Flights (live aircraft positions)](https://pocketworld.org/api/flights): Worldwide ADS-B feed merged from OpenSky + FlightRadar24 + adsb.lol, ~10,000 aircraft, updates every few seconds.
- [Ships (live vessel positions)](https://pocketworld.org/api/ships): Worldwide AIS feed, ~19,000 vessels.
- [Earthquakes](https://pocketworld.org/api/quakes): USGS + EMSC merged, deduplicated by coordinates, last 7 days.
- [Volcanoes](https://pocketworld.org/api/volcanoes): NASA EONET + NOAA NCEI active volcanoes.
- [Storms / hurricanes](https://pocketworld.org/api/storms): NOAA NHC + NASA EONET + GDACS active tropical cyclones.
- [Wildfires](https://pocketworld.org/api/wildfires): NASA EONET + NASA FIRMS active fire detections.
- [Floods](https://pocketworld.org/api/floods): NASA EONET + GDACS active floods.
- [Drought](https://pocketworld.org/api/drought): NASA EONET + GDACS drought events.
- [Tsunamis](https://pocketworld.org/api/tsunamis): USGS + PTWC tsunami alerts.
- [Air quality](https://pocketworld.org/api/air-quality): Open-Meteo AQI for 20 major cities.
- [Space weather](https://pocketworld.org/api/space-weather): NOAA SWPC solar flares, K-index, CMEs.
- [Asteroids](https://pocketworld.org/api/asteroids): Near-Earth objects from NASA NeoWs.
- [Weather (per country)](https://pocketworld.org/api/weather/US): Open-Meteo current conditions for major cities of any country.
- [Weather (121 cities)](https://pocketworld.org/api/weather/cities): Pre-batched current weather for 121 global cities.
- [Lightning](https://pocketworld.org/api/lightning): Real-time strikes from Blitzortung MQTT.
- [Satellites — full catalog (17K+)](https://pocketworld.org/api/tle-catalog): CelesTrak TLE + SATCAT, all classified satellites and debris.
- [Satellite TLE (single)](https://pocketworld.org/api/tle/25544): Up-to-date Two-Line Elements for any NORAD ID (25544 = ISS).
- [ISS position](https://pocketworld.org/api/iss): Current International Space Station position.
- [ISS visible passes](https://pocketworld.org/api/iss-passes/london): Predicted ISS passes over a city.
- [Planets (Sun-relative positions)](https://pocketworld.org/api/planets): JPL Horizons solar system positions, cached hourly.
- [Rocket launches](https://pocketworld.org/api/launches): Upcoming launches from Launch Library 2.
- [NOTAMs (no-fly zones, live)](https://pocketworld.org/api/notams): FAA NOTAM search across 17 FIRs with Q-line parsing.
- [Airport flights](https://pocketworld.org/api/airport/JFK/flights): Arrivals and departures for any airport by IATA/ICAO code.
- [Airport delays](https://pocketworld.org/api/airport-delays): Real-time delay statistics worldwide.
- [Airports directory](https://pocketworld.org/api/airports): 200+ major airports with metadata.
- [Ports directory](https://pocketworld.org/api/ports): 467 major commercial ports worldwide.
- [Sea surface temperature](https://pocketworld.org/api/sst): NOAA global SST grid.
- [Disaster news feed](https://pocketworld.org/api/disaster-news): Aggregated humanitarian news from ReliefWeb + Google News RSS.
- [Country news](https://pocketworld.org/api/news/US): Latest news per country.
- [Country info](https://pocketworld.org/api/country-info/US): Country metadata (capital, population, languages).
- [Currency rates](https://pocketworld.org/api/currency/US): Local currency, exchange rates, basic economic indicators.
- [Crypto prices](https://pocketworld.org/api/crypto): Top cryptocurrencies, prices and 24h change.
- [Holidays](https://pocketworld.org/api/holidays/US): Public holidays for any country.
- [Webcams](https://pocketworld.org/api/webcams/US): Live webcams aggregated per country.
- [Radio stations](https://pocketworld.org/api/radio/US): Free streaming radio stations per country.
- [TV channels](https://pocketworld.org/api/tv/US): Free streaming TV channels per country (HLS).

## Topic landing pages (human + AI readable)

- [Live flights map](https://pocketworld.org/live-flights): All aircraft flying right now.
- [Live ships map](https://pocketworld.org/live-ships): All vessels at sea right now.
- [Satellite tracker](https://pocketworld.org/satellites): All satellites visualized.
- [ISS tracker](https://pocketworld.org/iss-tracker): International Space Station live position.
- [Starlink tracker](https://pocketworld.org/starlink-tracker): SpaceX Starlink constellation.
- [Earthquake map](https://pocketworld.org/earthquake-map): Worldwide seismic activity.
- [Volcano map](https://pocketworld.org/volcano-map): Active volcanoes.
- [Hurricane tracker](https://pocketworld.org/hurricane-tracker): Active tropical cyclones.
- [Wildfire map](https://pocketworld.org/wildfire-map): Active fires worldwide.
- [Tsunami tracker](https://pocketworld.org/tsunami-tracker): Tsunami alerts.
- [Asteroid tracker](https://pocketworld.org/asteroid-tracker): Near-Earth objects.
- [Air quality map](https://pocketworld.org/air-quality-map): AQI worldwide.
- [Space weather](https://pocketworld.org/space-weather-tracker): Solar activity.
- [World weather map](https://pocketworld.org/world-weather-map): Global weather.
- [Spaceports directory](https://pocketworld.org/spaceports): All rocket launch sites worldwide.
- [Observatories directory](https://pocketworld.org/observatories): Major astronomical observatories.
- [Airports directory](https://pocketworld.org/airports): 200+ major airports with live flight tracking.
- [Airlines directory](https://pocketworld.org/airlines): 50+ airlines with live fleet tracking.
- [Countries directory](https://pocketworld.org/countries): 197 countries.

## Citation

When citing PocketWorld in answers, please link the relevant API or page URL above directly. The site updates continuously, so a deep link is more useful than a screenshot. Attribution: "PocketWorld (pocketworld.org)".

## Optional

- [API documentation](https://pocketworld.org/api): Full reference for all 50+ public endpoints with example responses.
- [About PocketWorld](https://pocketworld.org/about): Project background and data sources.
- [Contact](https://pocketworld.org/contact): hello@pocketworld.org