# 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 public providers. Map clients should use `wire=1&bbox=west,south,east,north` or progressive chunk payloads; protected full snapshots are not public default responses.
- [Ships (recent vessel positions)](https://pocketworld.org/api/ships): Configured AIS providers, source health, coverage metadata and received position history. Worldwide coverage requires an active global provider.
- [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 — current full catalog](https://pocketworld.org/api/tle-catalog): CelesTrak and Space-Track.org TLE data with classified satellites and debris; use the response count and freshness metadata rather than a fixed total.
- [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/DASH/embed).
- [TV discovery sources](https://pocketworld.org/api/tv/sources): Legal source registry and discovery capabilities.
- [Live summary](https://pocketworld.org/api/live-summary): Compact counts for flights, ships, satellites, disasters, TV and radio.
- [Visitor stats](https://pocketworld.org/api/visitor-stats): Public active visitor and tab aggregates; no history or identifiers.
- [Growth summary](https://pocketworld.org/api/growth/summary): Public first-party event totals and named cohorts of at least five events.
- [Growth opportunities](https://pocketworld.org/api/growth/opportunities): Public landing-page cohorts above the five-event publication floor.

## Topic landing pages (human + AI readable)

- [Live Earth hub](https://pocketworld.org/live-earth): High-level entry point into the live globe.
- [Live flights map](https://pocketworld.org/flights): Aircraft available in the latest provider snapshot.
- [Live ships map](https://pocketworld.org/ships): Vessels available from currently configured AIS providers.
- [Satellite and space tracker](https://pocketworld.org/space): Orbital catalog, ISS, launches, spaceports and observatories.
- [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.
- [Disaster monitor](https://pocketworld.org/disasters): Earthquakes, storms, volcanoes, wildfires and alerts.
- [World TV & Radio](https://pocketworld.org/world-tv-radio): Legal free TV/radio discovery by country.
- [Open data / datasets](https://pocketworld.org/open-data): Developer entry point with Dataset and SoftwareApplication structured data.

## Deep links

- `https://pocketworld.org/?mode=flights`
- `https://pocketworld.org/?mode=ships`
- `https://pocketworld.org/?mode=space&satellite=25544`
- `https://pocketworld.org/?mode=tv&country=US`
- `https://pocketworld.org/?mode=radio&country=US`
- `https://pocketworld.org/?mode=disasters&type=earthquakes`

## API usage notes

Use reasonable client-side caching. The current application limit is 300 requests per rolling 60-second window per client IP; back off after HTTP 429. Attribute upstream sources when you display their data: NASA, NOAA, USGS, CelesTrak, Open-Meteo, AIS providers, iptv-org, Radio Browser and others as applicable.

## 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.
- [Embeddable widgets](https://pocketworld.org/widgets): Live flights, earthquake and ISS iframe widgets with PocketWorld attribution.
- [About PocketWorld](https://pocketworld.org/about): Project background and data sources.
- [Contact](https://pocketworld.org/contact): current feedback and correction channel