Just read @chizee's deep dive on God's Eye View — an ex-Google Maps PM open-sourced a browser-based 3D globe tracking every aircraft, ship, satellite, and CCTV camera on Earth in real time, under MIT license. One Google Maps API key and that's it.
The internet called it "vibe-coded Palantir". Palantir's co-founder noticed. Within 48 hours, the whole thing was on GitHub.
What's wild: it runs in your browser, every line of code is inspectable, and it models real assets (not people). The engineering — world-stable icons, SGP4 orbital propagation, terrain-aware positioning — is genuinely impressive for a weekend project.
Read the full breakdown: https://dev.to/chizee/wait-we-got-open-source-palantir-before-gta-vi-1e2o
What's the most surprising live-trackable asset on the globe? The ISS orbital replay? Undersea cables? Fire detections? Drop a comment below!
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