World Monitor Live · by Apphesus

A live world map of news, conflicts and US dispatch incidents

World Monitor Live is a world news map that opens in your browser. It puts the stories behind world events where they happen, next to conflict zones, natural hazards and US police and fire incidents, so you can see what is going on in one place instead of across many sites. It is free, with no account and no sign-up.

What the map shows

World news placed at its location and colored by category: conflict, politics, security, business, science and more.
Conflict zones, plus military, nuclear and intelligence sites, undersea cables and pipelines.
Earthquakes, wildfires and other natural events.
US dispatch incidents: police, fire and EMS calls such as working fires, serious crashes and rescues.
Webcams and internet radio stations you can open from their pins.

How dispatch replays work

Dispatchers talk on public radio channels. When that traffic describes a notable incident, it becomes a pin at its approximate location. Open the pin to read a short AI report and transcript and play the original radio clips in order. These are dispatch replays: recorded clips that are minutes old, not a live scanner stream. Coverage is US only and uneven, AI transcripts can contain errors, and nothing here is an official record. In an emergency, call 911. The police scanner map guide explains more.

Feed, briefs, channels and overview

The FEED tab lists the same news chronologically, with a DISPATCH section that has a channel for each of the 50 states. AI BRIEF writes short summaries of world news, CHANNELS plays live news channels and webcams, and OVERVIEW sums up the picture, including an open-source DEFCON estimate and the Pentagon pizza index. Both are unofficial indicators, never an official alert level.

On your phone

The same map is in the World Monitor apps for iPhone and Android, free to download with an optional premium subscription.

Questions

Is the live world map free?: Yes. The web app is free in full, with no account.
Is the police and fire audio live?: No. You hear recorded dispatch clips minutes after they aired, grouped by incident.
Which countries are covered?: News, conflicts and natural events are worldwide. Dispatch incidents cover the United States only.
Is the DEFCON level official?: No. The US military does not publish its DEFCON level. World Monitor shows an open-source estimate; see what DEFCON levels mean.

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