A signal is an event clustered from public OSINT channel messages that mention the same incident. Each signal shows how many independent channels reported it and where it happened.

How is intensity or severity calculated?

Intensity is a 1-5 scale set automatically by a language model from the content of the reports. It is an estimate, not an official assessment, and it can be wrong.

Is World Monitor an official or government source?

No. World Monitor is an independent information tool built from open-source channels and public datasets. It is not intended for safety, emergency or legal decisions.

Is World Monitor free?

The map, the news feed and signals are free, with ads and country alerts you choose. A Pro subscription adds the analysis behind each event, a live military aircraft layer, and extra map modes with no ads.

How often is the data updated?

Signals and map events refresh every 30 minutes, military aircraft every minute, and natural disasters every hour. A daily brief is written once a day from the last 24 hours of data.

Open-source conflict monitoring

Conflict and security events, mapped as they are reported.

World Monitor collects public reports from open-source channels and news data, places them on a map, and shows how many independent channels report each one. It is automated, and this page says where its limits are.

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Layers

What is on the map

Each layer is a separate source with its own refresh rate. Colour always means intensity; grey means context, not news.

Map of Europe and the Middle East with located signals coloured by intensity — 01Signals

Reports from public OSINT channels, clustered by event and located.

62 located signals · last 24 h

World map with news events coloured by severity — 02Map events

News events from an open global dataset, rated on the same scale.

80 events · last 24 h

Map of military aircraft in flight over North America and Europe — 03Military aircraftPro

Airborne military aircraft from public ADS-B data, with heading.

310 aircraft · updated every minute

World map with earthquakes, fires and storms coloured by severity — 04Natural disasters

Earthquakes, fires, floods and storms from government and UN hazard feeds.

229 events · last 14 days

World map of military installations shown as grey points — 05Military bases

Public reference data on well-known installations, at city-level precision.

565 installations · reference data

Images are snapshots of the app's map layers, rendered from live data on 21 Sep 2026, 17:39 UTC. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.

Live

The last 24 hours

Read directly from the same database the app uses. Nothing on this section is written by hand.

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Signals

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Countries

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Reported by 3+ channels

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Since the latest signal

Latest signals reported by three or more channels

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Intensity is a 1–5 estimate assigned by a language model. Only signals whose location is an exact place or a city are listed here.

Sources

What it reads

Sources are described by type. Individual channels and providers are not listed.

LayerSourceRefreshNotes

SignalsPublic OSINT channels30 minMessages are clustered by event, located and rated by a language model. Each signal shows how many channels reported it.

Map eventsOpen global news-event database30 minHeadlines are fetched and rated automatically.

Military aircraftPublic ADS-B network1 minPositions only. Coverage depends on the receiver network.

Naval deploymentsSpecialist naval pressDailyExtracted from published articles, then reviewed twice a day by a second automated pass.

Natural disastersGovernment and UN hazard feeds1 hEarthquakes, fires, floods, storms and other hazards.

Daily briefOur own data plus web search05:30 UTCDrafted by a language model, then checked by a second pass that can discard or correct it.

Method

How to read it

The point of the numbers on each signal is that you can judge the confidence yourself.

Confidence is shown, not claimed

Each signal carries the number of channels that reported it. One channel is a lead. Three or more independent channels is what the app labels confirmed.

Intensity is an estimate

A 1–5 scale set by a language model from the content of the reports. It is not an official assessment and it can be wrong.

Location has a precision

A point is exact, a city, or national. National means the place could not be determined and the marker sits at the centre of the country.

Automated, with a second pass

There is no editorial desk. Reports and naval events go through an automated review that can discard or correct them. Errors still get through.

World Monitor is an information tool. It is not intended for safety, emergency or legal decisions. See the terms.

FAQ

Common questions

What is World Monitor?

An app and website that collects public conflict and security reports from open-source channels and news data, places them on a map, and shows how many independent channels report each one.

What is a signal?

An event clustered from public OSINT channel messages that mention the same incident, with the number of independent channels that reported it and where it happened.

Is World Monitor an official source?

No. It is an independent information tool, not a government or emergency service. See how to read it.

Is it free?

The map, the feed and signals are free, with ads. Pro adds the analysis behind each event, a live aircraft layer and extra map modes. See plans.

Plans

Free and Pro

The map and the feed are free. Pro adds the analysis behind each event.

PlanIncludes

FreeMap, feed and signals, country alerts you choose. Contains ads.

ProAnalysis reports behind each event, live aircraft layer, extra map modes, no ads. $5.99 per week or $39.99 per year (US prices, billed by Apple or Google Play).

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