Welcome. Explore live and real-time satellite imagery for land and tree cover, track biodiversity changes, monitor live disasters, get global weather updates, and view vegetation trends—all in one place. Click on the toggle buttons to the right. Multi map layering and overlapp is enabled.
This is the base map (OSM). It is always visible.
NASA NDVI (Vegetation Index)
Satellite: MODIS (Terra & Aqua)
Resolution: 250m (Max zoom level at a height of 20-25km above land surface)
Update Frequency: Every 8 days
Refresh Rate: Updated 1–2 weeks
What Greenery Represents:
Dark Green: Dense, healthy vegetation (forests, croplands, grasslands).
Light Green/Yellow: Moderate vegetation (semi-arid regions, seasonal changes).
Brown/Red: Sparse vegetation or barren land (deserts, deforested zones, urban areas).
NASA GIBS (Live Satellite Imagery)
Satellite: Various (Terra, Aqua, Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, Sentinel-2, Landsat)
Resolution: Varies by layer (typically 250m – 30m for high-res layers)
The 250m resolution live image captures visuals from approximately 20-25 km above the land surface for max.zoom level possible.
Update Frequency: Daily (Most layers)
Refresh Rate: Updated within a few hours to a day after satellite pass
What the Imagery Represents:
True Color: Real-world visual representation of Earth's surface.
Infrared & False Color: Highlights vegetation, water bodies, and urban areas.
Thermal Layers: Show temperature variations (land, ocean, and atmosphere).
Air Quality & Fire Layers: Detect smoke, dust, and active fire events.
ESA WorldCover (Land Cover Classification)
Satellite: Sentinel-1 & Sentinel-2 (European Space Agency)
Resolution: 10m (High-resolution global land cover map)
Update Frequency: Annually
Refresh Rate: Updated once per year based on latest satellite data
What the Classification Represents:
Forest: Dense tree-covered regions (tropical, temperate, boreal).
Grassland/Shrubland: Open natural areas with scattered vegetation.
Cropland: Agricultural land used for farming and food production.
Wetlands: Swamps, marshes, and other water-saturated regions.
Urban Areas: Built-up regions with infrastructure and human settlements.
Water Bodies: Rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Barren Land: Deserts, rocky surfaces, and sparse vegetation zones.
Real-Tme Weather Data - Met Norway
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway)
Resolution: High-resolution global weather model (varies by region)
Update Frequency: Hourly
Refresh Rate: Updated in real-time with latest meteorological data
Click Anywhere on the Map:
When a user clicks on any location, a **marker** should be placed at that exact point.
Click again on the marker and it should fetch real-time weather data from **MET Norway** for that specific latitude and longitude.
The markers are removed when you close the weather layer or button.
What the Data Represents:
Temperature: Current, minimum, and maximum temperatures in °C/°F.
Precipitation: Rainfall, snowfall, and storm forecasts.
Wind Speed & Direction: Real-time wind conditions at various altitudes.
Cloud Cover: Percentage of sky covered by clouds.
Air Pressure: Atmospheric pressure trends affecting weather patterns.
Severe Weather Alerts: Warnings for storms, heavy rain, or extreme temperatures.
EONET (Natural Event Tracking)
Source: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET)
Data Source: NASA, MODIS, VIIRS, Sentinel, GOES, and other satellite observations. Only the latest 50 events are fetched in the 1st phase.
Update Frequency: Real-time (as new events are detected)
Refresh Rate: Updated continuously as new satellite data becomes available
Click on the Event icons on the Map:
Further information is revealed in a popup.
What the Events Represent:
Wildfires: Active fire detections from thermal imagery.
Storms & Cyclones: Real-time tracking of hurricanes, typhoons, and severe storms.
Volcanic Activity: Eruptions, ash plumes, and thermal anomalies.
Floods: Major flooding events based on satellite water level analysis.
Earthquakes: Seismic activity detected globally.
Landslides: Areas of potential or ongoing landslides.
Ice & Snow Events: Glacier movements, ice sheet changes, and extreme snowfall.
Both Live and Real-Time Satellite imagery play a crucial role in observing and tracking environmental changes, weather patterns, and natural disasters. By using data from advanced satellites like MODIS, Sentinel, and AIRS, we can monitor vegetation health, air quality, and real-time weather conditions. Our maps integrate multiple satellite sources, including NASA GIBS, ESA WorldCover, MET Norway, and EONET, to provide live updates on climate, land cover, and extreme weather events. These visualizations help in understanding deforestation, floods, wildfires, and atmospheric changes, enabling better environmental awareness and disaster response.
Live satellite imagery refers to near-real-time visuals with a delay of a few minutes to hours due to data processing, whereas real-time satellite imagery provides instant, unprocessed feeds, often used for defense and weather monitoring.
We are continuously evolving to add new image layers and enhance features.
Data Source: OpenStreetMap
Attribution: © OpenStreetMap contributors © OpenStreetMap contributors
License: Open Database License (ODbL)
Usage: Displaying OSM tiles as a **Produced Work** without modifying or extracting raw data.
Data Source: NASA MODIS (Terra & Aqua)
Attribution: We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
License: Public domain (NASA data is free for public use)
Data Source: Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS)
Attribution: We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
License: Public domain (NASA data is free for public use)
Data Source: ESA WorldCover
Attribution: European Space Agency (ESA), Copernicus Program
Citation: © ESA WorldCover project [year] / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data ([year]) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
With year either 2020 or 2021 for the WorldCover 2020 and 2021 map, respectively.
License: The ESA WorldCover product is provided free of charge, without restriction of use. Open Access under CC BY 4.0 License
Data Source: The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, shortened MET Norway,the source of data
Attribution: MET Norway, OpenWeather API
License:
Unless specified otherwise, all data and products are licensed under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD) 2.0 and Creative Commons 4.0 BY International licences.
Data Source: NASA EONET (Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker)
Attribution: NASA Earth Observatory, NASA EOSDIS; We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
License: Public domain (NASA data is free for public use)