University · project lab L2
Build an OSINT globe
planes, ships and public signals on your own map.
World Monitor and “god’s-eye” globes made public-signal dashboards famous. You can receive much of that data yourself with a $30 radio — and you should understand what it reveals before you publish it.
Tools
readsb · tar1090 · AIS-catcher · MapLibre · CesiumJS
Tools in this program
In the index
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Public signals: ADS-B, AIS and what they reveal
Know what aircraft and ships broadcast, and who else is listening.
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Receive aircraft with an SDR
A live map of the planes your own antenna hears.
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Receive ships
AIS decoding and a vessel layer on the same map.
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Your own globe with MapLibre and Cesium
Multiple live feeds on a 2D map and a 3D globe, no vendor key.
05recording soon
Inside World Monitor
How a 65-source dashboard is put together, and what it can’t see.
06recording soon
The ethics of watching
A working framework for journalism, safety and dual use — before you publish a live map of anything.