Global Intelligence

The Infrastructure Behind International Trade

Every cross-border transaction is shaped by physical reality: the power grids that fuel manufacturing, the shipping lanes that carry goods, the airspace that connects markets, and the satellite networks that observe it all. Understanding this infrastructure is not optional — it is the foundation of informed trade.

Energy & Infrastructure

Power Generation & Distribution Networks

These platforms map the global generation and distribution networks that power modern civilization. Understanding energy infrastructure is critical for assessing manufacturing viability, supply chain resilience, and operational costs in target markets.

OpenGridWorks

OpenGridWorks

A global dashboard for power plants and transmission lines using community and official data.

Open Infrastructure Map

Open Infrastructure Map

A map-based visualization of global energy, telecom, and pipeline infrastructure sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Open Power System Data

Open Power System Data

A high-quality portal for European energy time-series and power plant data used in academic and policy research.

Renewables.ninja

Renewables.ninja

A simulation tool for wind and solar power output based on global weather data, useful for renewable energy feasibility.

PUDL Project

PUDL Project

An open-source tool that cleans and standardizes messy U.S. utility data for public research and analysis.

Aviation & Airspace

Global Air Traffic Intelligence

These networks use crowdsourced ADS-B data to track global air traffic without commercial filtering. Aviation patterns reveal trade corridor activity, logistics bottlenecks, and geopolitical shifts in real time.

ADS-B Exchange

ADS-B Exchange

The largest community-driven, unfiltered flight tracking network with no commercial data censorship.

OpenSky Network

OpenSky Network

An open-source data collection platform focused on aviation security and academic research.

adsb.lol

adsb.lol

A community-led flight tracking aggregator prioritizing open access and simplicity.

TheAirTraffic

TheAirTraffic

An enthusiast-run flight tracker providing live data for global aviation monitoring.

Maritime & Shipping

Global Trade on Water

These tools use AIS radio signals to track ships, ports, and global trade movements. Maritime intelligence is essential for understanding supply chain dynamics, commodity flows, and trade route disruptions.

Global Fishing Watch

Global Fishing Watch

An OSINT platform specializing in monitoring global fishing activity and identifying illegal practices.

AISHub

AISHub

A data-sharing service where maritime enthusiasts swap local AIS feeds for access to global vessel data.

MarineTraffic

MarineTraffic

A popular public map for viewing live global shipping and port traffic in real time.

Space & Earth Observation

Satellite Imagery & Orbital Data

These sites allow anyone to browse satellite imagery or track objects currently in orbit. Earth observation data provides ground-truth verification for land use, construction, environmental conditions, and commodity markets.

Sentinel Hub

Sentinel Hub

An easy-to-use search engine for imagery from the European Space Agency's Sentinel satellites.

NASA Earthdata

NASA Earthdata

The primary gateway to over four decades of NASA's global environmental satellite data.

SkyFi

SkyFi

A platform that simplifies searching and ordering satellite imagery from various free and commercial sources.

Specialized OSINT & Mapping

Infrastructure Extraction Tools

These meta-tools are used to search for and extract specific infrastructure data from larger databases. They allow analysts to query precise physical assets — from power lines to data centers — across global mapping platforms.

Overpass Turbo

Overpass Turbo

A query tool for finding specific physical infrastructure like power lines and data centers within OpenStreetMap.

Open Infrastructure Map

Open Infrastructure Map

A map-based visualization of global energy, telecom, and pipeline infrastructure sourced from OpenStreetMap.

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