FOR EDUCATORS
The planet, live in class.
WorldEye is a free live 3D globe — flights, satellites, weather, earthquakes and 40,000+ cameras — that turns geography, earth science, physics and media literacy into things students can watch happen.
Geography with a live globe
Continents on a flat map are abstract; a spinning globe with live weather swirling over it is not. Show students the terminator line sweeping across the planet at sunrise, trace a flight from your city to a sister school abroad, or compare time zones by watching daylight move. The map they grew up with becomes the planet they live on.
Earth science in real time
Plate tectonics stops being a diagram when the earthquake feed lights up the Ring of Fire during class. Track a hurricane's spiral on the weather layer, watch wildfire smoke drift across a state, or open cameras near an erupting volcano. When the news covers a disaster, the classroom can observe it directly — then learn the science behind it.
The physics of orbits and flight
Satellites sweep overhead in real orbits; aircraft follow great-circle routes you can trace with a finger. Ask students why the satellite ground tracks curve, why a flight from New York to Tokyo arcs over Alaska, or how many orbits the ISS completes while they're in school. The globe turns orbital mechanics into something they can watch.
Media literacy with live cameras
Show the class a dramatic image 'from' somewhere — then open a live camera at that location and compare. Is it the same street? The same weather? The same time of day? Teaching students to check a claim against a live source is the most practical media-literacy skill they'll learn, and 40,000 cameras make the exercise endless.
Five-minute lesson starters
Where is it daytime? Open the globe at the start of class and have students find the sunrise line. Who on the planet is waking up right now?
Follow the quake. When the earthquake feed shows a significant event, plot its location, look up the tectonic setting, and open a camera near the epicenter.
Trace the flight. Pick a live long-haul flight and ask why its path curves. Great-circle routes on a globe answer the question better than any diagram.
Spot the fake. Show a viral image with a claimed location, then open the live camera there. Students learn source-checking by doing it, not by hearing about it.
Count the satellites. Zoom out and watch the orbital layer swarm. How many pass over your city during one class period — and what do they do?
Educator FAQs
Is WorldEye free for schools?
Yes. The entire map — globe, flights, satellites, weather, earthquakes, cameras — is free for everyone, forever, with no account. There is no education tier to apply for because there's no paywall to waive.
Do students need accounts to use it?
No. WorldEye opens in a browser with no signup, so students can use it on classroom Chromebooks, library computers, or their own devices without accounts, passwords, or personal data collection.
What subjects does it support?
Geography (a living world map), earth science (earthquakes, volcanoes, weather systems, wildfires), physics (orbital mechanics, flight, the day-night terminator), and media literacy (verifying images against live cameras). It also works for current events and social studies discussions.
Can it be used for lesson plans on natural disasters?
Yes — that's one of its strongest classroom uses. When an earthquake or hurricane is in the news, show the class the live quake feed or storm on the weather layer, then open cameras near the affected area. Abstract news becomes observable reality. Pair it with official sources like the USGS for the science.
Does it work on classroom projectors and Chromebooks?
Yes. It's a standard web app — it runs in any modern browser on Chromebooks, tablets, and teacher laptops, and projects fine for whole-class viewing. No installs, no admin rights needed.
Bring the planet to class tomorrow.
No accounts, no installs, no budget approval — just open the globe on the classroom screen.
Explore more
Satellite tracker
Live orbital positions — the layer that makes the physics of orbits visible in class.
Earthquake tracker
Live seismic activity worldwide — plate tectonics, observable in real time.
All use cases
What researchers, journalists, travelers and storm watchers do with WorldEye.
About
Why the map is free forever, and what Pro funds.