HazardsLive
NASA FIRMS Fire Map
Active fires detected by satellites around the world, within hours
firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.govOpen
River Runner alternatives
River Runner: follow a raindrop from anywhere to the sea. Here are 40 other maps that do a similar job, 40 of them completely free.
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Free alternatives to River Runner
HazardsLive
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
Wildfire smoke and air quality across the United States
fire.airnow.govOpen
Nature
Global Forest Watch
Monitor forests worldwide: tree cover loss, deforestation alerts and fires
globalforestwatch.orgOpen
InfrastructureLive
Electricity Maps
Live carbon intensity and power sources of electricity grids worldwide
app.electricitymaps.comOpen
Nature
iNaturalist
Map of wildlife and plant sightings shared by naturalists worldwide
inaturalist.orgOpen
Nature
Light Pollution Map
Find dark skies: light pollution maps from satellite data
lightpollutionmap.infoOpen
Nature
eBird
Where birds are being seen: maps from millions of birdwatchers
ebird.orgOpen
NatureLive
IQAir Air Quality Map
Live air quality and wind animation for cities worldwide
iqair.comOpen
Nature
Global Fishing Watch
Map of fishing activity worldwide from vessel tracking data
globalfishingwatch.orgOpen
NatureLive
World Air Quality Index
Real-time air pollution readings from monitoring stations worldwide
aqicn.orgOpen
Nature
GBIF
The global database of species occurrences, mapped
gbif.orgOpen
NatureLive
AirNow
Official US air quality index and forecasts
airnow.govOpen
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NASA FIRMS Fire Map
Active fires detected by satellites around the world, within hours
firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.govOpen
HazardsLive
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
Wildfire smoke and air quality across the United States
fire.airnow.govOpen
Nature
Global Forest Watch
Monitor forests worldwide: tree cover loss, deforestation alerts and fires
globalforestwatch.orgOpen
InfrastructureLive
Electricity Maps
Live carbon intensity and power sources of electricity grids worldwide
app.electricitymaps.comOpen
Nature
iNaturalist
Map of wildlife and plant sightings shared by naturalists worldwide
inaturalist.orgOpen
Nature
Light Pollution Map
Find dark skies: light pollution maps from satellite data
lightpollutionmap.infoOpen
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eBird
Where birds are being seen: maps from millions of birdwatchers
ebird.orgOpen
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IQAir Air Quality Map
Live air quality and wind animation for cities worldwide
iqair.comOpen
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Global Fishing Watch
Map of fishing activity worldwide from vessel tracking data
globalfishingwatch.orgOpen
NatureLive
World Air Quality Index
Real-time air pollution readings from monitoring stations worldwide
aqicn.orgOpen
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GBIF
The global database of species occurrences, mapped
gbif.orgOpen
NatureLive
AirNow
Official US air quality index and forecasts
airnow.govOpen
NatureLive
BirdCast
Live and forecast maps of bird migration over the United States
birdcast.infoOpen
Webcams & radioLive
explore.org Live Cams
Live nature cams: bears, eagles, reefs and more
explore.orgOpen
Infrastructure
Resource Watch
Hundreds of maps on environment, energy, food and society
resourcewatch.orgOpen
Nature
Movebank
Animal tracking data: see how birds, whales and mammals move
movebank.orgOpen
Nature
Protected Planet
Map of the world's protected areas and nature reserves
protectedplanet.netOpen
Nature
Allen Coral Atlas
Global maps of coral reefs and reef habitats from satellite imagery
allencoralatlas.orgOpen
Nature
Dark Site Finder
Find a dark place to see the stars near you
darksitefinder.comOpen
Nature
Falling Fruit
Map of fruit trees and wild food you can forage in cities
fallingfruit.orgOpen
Nature
Map of Life
Where species live: range maps and biodiversity for any place
mol.orgOpen
Nature
NYC Street Tree Map
Every street tree in New York City, with species and benefits
tree-map.nycgovparks.orgOpen
Nature
Safecast Map
Citizen-collected radiation measurements around the world
map.safecast.orgOpen
Webcams & radio
xeno-canto
Bird sounds from around the world, mapped by location
xeno-canto.orgOpen
Hazards
Global Volcanism Program
The Smithsonian's map and database of the world's volcanoes and eruptions
volcano.si.eduOpen
Terrain
Macrostrat
Geologic map of the whole world, combining hundreds of maps
macrostrat.orgOpen
Curiosities
Ancient Earth Globe
See where your town was on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago
dinosaurpictures.orgOpen
Outdoors
OpenTopoMap
Free topographic map of the world from OpenStreetMap and elevation data
opentopomap.orgOpen
Terrain
topographic-map.com
Free elevation and topographic maps for anywhere
en-us.topographic-map.comOpen
Hazards
VolcanoDiscovery
Volcano news, active volcano map and earthquake reports
volcanodiscovery.comOpen
Terrain
BGS Geology Viewer
Geology of Britain from the British Geological Survey
geologyviewer.bgs.ac.ukOpen
Terrain
OneGeology Portal
Geological maps from geological surveys around the world in one viewer
portal.onegeology.orgOpen
Terrain
USGS MapView
Browse every published geologic map of the United States
ngmdb.usgs.govOpen
Terrain
Flood Map (floodmap.net)
Elevation map that shows what floods at a given water level
floodmap.netOpen
Terrain
Mindat
The mineral database, with maps of where minerals are found
mindat.orgOpen
Webcams & radioLive
Radio Garden
Spin a globe and listen to live radio stations anywhere on Earth
radio.gardenOpen
Curiosities
The True Size Of
Drag countries around the map to see their true size
thetruesize.comOpen
Transport
Chronotrains
How far can you get by train in five hours? Isochrone map of Europe
chronotrains.comOpen
Curiosities
City Roads
Draw every road in a city as a minimalist poster
anvaka.github.ioOpen
Transport
shipmap.org
Animated map of a year of global shipping movements
shipmap.orgOpen