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God's Eye View
God's Eye View, explained: the open-source live globe
God's Eye View is an open-source web app that draws live public data (aircraft, ships, satellites, quakes, fires and weather) on a 3D globe in your browser. You can run the code yourself, or use a hosted service built on it, like Gods Eyes.
- Aircraft in the air
- 4,702
- Military aircraft
- 64
- Emergency squawks
- 0
- Notable quakes, 7 days
- 1
Counts as of . Quakes are the notable ones filed in our earthquake pages.
What is God's Eye View?
God's Eye View is an open-source web app that puts live public data on a 3D globe: aircraft from ADS-B, ships from AIS, satellites from orbital data, plus earthquakes, fires and weather. Bilawal Sidhu published the code on GitHub under the MIT licence, and it spread fast through his videos in late summer 2026. Anyone can run their own copy, and hosted services build on it.
Who created God's Eye View?
Bilawal Sidhu built God's Eye View and released the code at github.com/bilawalsidhu/gods-eye-view. For news about the project, check that repository and his own channels. Gods Eyes is a separate service built on his open-source code; we are not affiliated with him, and he does not endorse us.
What can it show?
| Layer | What moves | Typical source |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | Positions, altitude and speed broadcast by transponders | ADS-B receiver networks |
| Ships | Positions and courses from ship beacons | AIS receivers on the coast |
| Satellites | Orbits computed from published elements | CelesTrak |
| Earthquakes | Each quake as it is reported | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Fires | Heat detections from satellites | NASA FIRMS |
| Weather | Clouds, winds, radar and warnings | NOAA and the National Weather Service |
| Cameras | Public traffic and city cameras | Departments of transportation |
| 3D cities | Buildings and terrain, captured earlier | Photorealistic 3D map tiles |
Which layers a copy shows depends on the keys and sources it is set up with. On Gods Eyes, every source is listed on data sources.
How to access God's Eye View: run it yourself or use it online
There are two ways. Run it yourself: download the code from GitHub, install Node.js, and start it on your computer; the project's README lists the current requirements and the optional keys. Or use a hosted service built on the code, such as Gods Eyes, which runs in the browser with nothing to install. Hosted services are independent of the original project.
| Run it yourself | Use Gods Eyes online | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Download the code, install Node.js, start it on your computer | None: open the web page |
| Keys | Optional keys you get and pay for yourself (3D tiles, voice, some feeds) | None; we handle the data sources and their terms |
| Cost | Free code; any API usage is billed to you | Free 2D map; Black Clearance $9.99 a month for the 3D globe |
| Updates | Pull new code when you want it | Updated for you |
| Data licences | Yours to check, including for any commercial use | Only sources that allow a commercial service |
| 3D globe | Yes, with your own map-tile access | Black Clearance; free 60-second preview |
| Extras | What the project ships | Ops Center incidents, alerts, airport weather, licensed live cameras, public data pages |
Is God's Eye View legit and safe?
The project is real, and its code is public on GitHub, so anyone can read what it does. Be careful with look-alikes: several apps and sites use similar names and aren't from the project. Take download links only from the GitHub page, and never enter a password or card details on a site just because it uses the name.
Is God's Eye View free?
The code is free under the MIT licence. Running it may not be: photorealistic 3D map tiles and some data feeds need keys that are billed past a free allowance, and some feeds forbid commercial use. Hosted services set their own prices. On Gods Eyes the live 2D map is free, and the 3D globe comes with Black Clearance at $9.99 a month.
Can God's Eye View show my house live from space?
No. The 3D buildings and terrain come from imagery captured earlier, not from a live camera in space. What moves on the globe are positions from public broadcasts and sensors: aircraft transponders, ship beacons, satellite orbits, and quake and fire detections. Live video appears only where an agency or webcam owner shares a camera feed.
What Gods Eyes adds to the open-source code
As of , on top of the open-source globe:
- An Ops Center of live incidents, and a Discover desk with a daily brief
- An AI analyst you can ask about what's on the map (a few free questions a day)
- Flight and place alerts, including emergency squawk alerts
- Public pages for airports with official METAR and TAF weather, planes over 300+ US cities, earthquakes, wildfires and weather warnings
- Licensed live road cameras (5 free views a day)
- Emergency squawks and a live military flight tracker
- A Situation Room of boards and a video wall
We also switched off data sources whose terms don't allow a commercial service, such as the OpenSky Network, and use licensed or open alternatives instead.
Other things called "God's Eye"
Several unrelated things share the name. GodsView AI (godsviewai.com) is a separate company with its own product. Projects named "Godseye" on GitHub are different code. "God's Eye" in the film Furious 7 is fiction. None of them is Gods Eyes, and Gods Eyes is not the original God's Eye View project.
What's the difference between God's Eye View and Gods Eyes?
God's Eye View is the free, open-source project you run yourself. Gods Eyes is a separate hosted and paid service built on that code. We swapped out data sources that don't allow commercial use and added an Ops Center, alerts, airport weather and licensed live cameras. We aren't affiliated with the project's author.
Plans and prices
Field Agent is free: the live 2D map with flights, ships, satellites, quakes and weather. Black Clearance is $9.99 a month or $79 a year and adds the 3D globe, the Military layer and alerts. Command is $69.99 a month or $599 a year. Compare plans.
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Credits and licence
God's Eye View is by Bilawal Sidhu: source code on GitHub, released under the MIT licence (Copyright (c) 2026 Bilawal Sidhu), which ships with our code. Gods Eyes is not affiliated with or endorsed by the project or its author. Our data sources are on data sources.
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