ShadowBroker is a real-time, multi-domain OSINT dashboard that aggregates live data from dozens of open-source intelligence feeds and renders them on a unified dark-ops map interface. It tracks aircraft, ships, satellites, earthquakes, conflict zones, CCTV networks, GPS jamming, and breaking geopolitical events — all updating in real time.

Built with Next.js, MapLibre GL, FastAPI, and Python, it's designed for analysts, researchers, and enthusiasts who want a single-pane-of-glass view of global activity.

Interesting Use Cases

Track private jets of billionaires
Monitor satellites passing overhead and see high-resolution satellite imagery
Nose around local emergency scanners
Watch naval traffic worldwide
Detect GPS jamming zones
Follow earthquakes and disasters in real time

⚡ Quick Start (Docker or Podman)

git clone https://github.com/BigBodyCobain/Shadowbroker.git
cd Shadowbroker
./compose.sh up -d

Open http://localhost:3000 to view the dashboard! (Requires Docker or Podman)

compose.sh auto-detects docker compose, docker-compose, podman compose, and podman-compose. If both runtimes are installed, you can force Podman with ./compose.sh --engine podman up -d. Do not append a trailing . to that command; Compose treats it as a service name.

✨ Features

🛩️ Aviation Tracking

Commercial Flights — Real-time positions via OpenSky Network (~5,000+ aircraft)
Private Aircraft — Light GA, turboprops, bizjets tracked separately
Private Jets — High-net-worth individual aircraft with owner identification
Military Flights — Tankers, ISR, fighters, transports via adsb.lol military endpoint
Flight Trail Accumulation — Persistent breadcrumb trails for all tracked aircraft
Holding Pattern Detection — Automatically flags aircraft circling (>300° total turn)
Aircraft Classification — Shape-accurate SVG icons: airliners, turboprops, bizjets, helicopters
Grounded Detection — Aircraft below 100ft AGL rendered with grey icons

🚢 Maritime Tracking

AIS Vessel Stream — 25,000+ vessels via aisstream.io WebSocket (real-time)
Ship Classification — Cargo, tanker, passenger, yacht, military vessel types with color-coded icons
Carrier Strike Group Tracker — All 11 active US Navy aircraft carriers with OSINT-estimated positions
- Automated GDELT news scraping for carrier movement intelligence
- 50+ geographic region-to-coordinate mappings
- Disk-cached positions, auto-updates at 00:00 & 12:00 UTC
Cruise & Passenger Ships — Dedicated layer for cruise liners and ferries
Clustered Display — Ships cluster at low zoom with count labels, decluster on zoom-in

🛰️ Space & Satellites

Orbital Tracking — Real-time satellite positions via CelesTrak TLE data + SGP4 propagation (2,000+ active satellites, no API key required)
Mission-Type Classification — Color-coded by mission: military recon (red), SAR (cyan), SIGINT (white), navigation (blue), early warning (magenta), commercial imaging (green), space station (gold)

🌍 Geopolitics & Conflict

Global Incidents — GDELT-powered conflict event aggregation (last 8 hours, ~1,000 events)
Ukraine Frontline — Live warfront GeoJSON from DeepState Map
SIGINT/RISINT News Feed — Real-time RSS aggregation from multiple intelligence-focused sources
Region Dossier — Right-click anywhere on the map for:
- Country profile (population, capital, languages, currencies, area)
- Head of state & government type (Wikidata SPARQL)
- Local Wikipedia summary with thumbnail

🛰️ Satellite Imagery

NASA GIBS (MODIS Terra) — Daily true-color satellite imagery overlay with 30-day time slider, play/pause animation, and opacity control (~250m/pixel)
High-Res Satellite (Esri) — Sub-meter resolution imagery via Esri World Imagery — zoom into buildings and terrain detail (zoom 18+)
Sentinel-2 Intel Card — Right-click anywhere on the map for a floating intel card showing the latest Sentinel-2 satellite photo with capture date, cloud cover %, and clickable full-resolution image (10m resolution, updated every ~5 days)
SATELLITE Style Preset — Quick-toggle high-res imagery via the STYLE button (DEFAULT → SATELLITE → FLIR → NVG → CRT)

📻 Software-Defined Radio (SDR)

KiwiSDR Receivers — 500+ public SDR receivers plotted worldwide with clustered amber markers
Live Radio Tuner — Click any KiwiSDR node to open an embedded SDR tuner directly in the SIGINT panel
Metadata Display — Node name, location, antenna type, frequency bands, active users

📷 Surveillance

CCTV Mesh — 2,000+ live traffic cameras from:
- 🇬🇧 Transport for London JamCams
- 🇺🇸 Austin, TX TxDOT
- 🇺🇸 NYC DOT
- 🇸🇬 Singapore LTA
- Custom URL ingestion
Feed Rendering — Automatic detection & rendering of video, MJPEG, HLS, embed, satellite tile, and image feeds
Clustered Map Display — Green dots cluster with count labels, decluster on zoom

📡 Signal Intelligence

GPS Jamming Detection — Real-time analysis of aircraft NAC-P (Navigation Accuracy Category) values
- Grid-based aggregation identifies interference zones
- Red overlay squares with "GPS JAM XX%" severity labels
Radio Intercept Panel — Scanner-style UI for monitoring communications

🌐 Additional Layers

Earthquakes (24h) — USGS real-time earthquake feed with magnitude-scaled markers
Day/Night Cycle — Solar terminator overlay showing global daylight/darkness
Global Markets Ticker — Live financial market indices (minimizable)
Measurement Tool — Point-to-point distance & bearing measurement on the map
LOCATE Bar — Search by coordinates (31.8, 34.8) or place name (Tehran, Strait of Hormuz) to fly directly to any location — geocoded via OpenStreetMap Nominatim

🏗️ Architecture

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   FRONTEND (Next.js)                   │
│                                                        │
│  ┌─────────────┐    ┌──────────┐    ┌───────────────┐  │
│  │ MapLibre GL │    │ NewsFeed │    │ Control Panels│  │
│  │  2D WebGL   │    │  SIGINT  │    │ Layers/Filters│  │
│  │ Map Render  │    │  Intel   │    │ Markets/Radio │  │
│  └──────┬──────┘    └────┬─────┘    └───────┬───────┘  │
│         └────────────────┼──────────────────┘          │
│                          │ REST API (60s / 120s)       │
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│                    BACKEND (FastAPI)                   │
│                          │                             │
│  ┌───────────────────────┼──────────────────────────┐  │
│  │               Data Fetcher (Scheduler)           │  │
│  │                                                  │  │
│  │  ┌──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬───────────┐  │  │
│  │  │ OpenSky  │ adsb.lol │CelesTrak │   USGS    │  │  │
│  │  │ Flights  │ Military │   Sats   │  Quakes   │  │  │
│  │  ├──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼───────────┤  │  │
│  │  │  AIS WS  │ Carrier  │  GDELT   │   CCTV    │  │  │
│  │  │  Ships   │ Tracker  │ Conflict │  Cameras  │  │  │
│  │  ├──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼───────────┤  │  │
│  │  │ DeepState│   RSS    │  Region  │    GPS    │  │  │
│  │  │ Frontline│  Intel   │ Dossier  │  Jamming  │  │  │
│  │  └──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴───────────┘  │  │
│  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

📊 Data Sources & APIs

Source	Data	Update Frequency	API Key Required
OpenSky Network	Commercial & private flights	~60s	Optional (anonymous limited)
adsb.lol	Military aircraft	~60s	No
aisstream.io	AIS vessel positions	Real-time WebSocket	Yes
CelesTrak	Satellite orbital positions (TLE + SGP4)	~60s	No
USGS Earthquake	Global seismic events	~60s	No
GDELT Project	Global conflict events	~6h	No
DeepState Map	Ukraine frontline	~30min	No
Transport for London	London CCTV JamCams	~5min	No
TxDOT	Austin TX traffic cameras	~5min	No
NYC DOT	NYC traffic cameras	~5min	No
Singapore LTA	Singapore traffic cameras	~5min	Yes
RestCountries	Country profile data	On-demand (cached 24h)	No
Wikidata SPARQL	Head of state data	On-demand (cached 24h)	No
Wikipedia API	Location summaries & aircraft images	On-demand (cached)	No
NASA GIBS	MODIS Terra daily satellite imagery	Daily (24-48h delay)	No
Esri World Imagery	High-res satellite basemap	Static (periodically updated)	No
MS Planetary Computer	Sentinel-2 L2A scenes (right-click)	On-demand	No
KiwiSDR	Public SDR receiver locations	~30min	No
OSM Nominatim	Place name geocoding (LOCATE bar)	On-demand	No
CARTO Basemaps	Dark map tiles	Continuous	No

🚀 Getting Started

🐳 Docker / Podman Setup (Recommended for Self-Hosting)

The repo includes a docker-compose.yml that builds both images locally.

git clone https://github.com/BigBodyCobain/Shadowbroker.git
cd Shadowbroker
# Add your API keys in a repo-root .env file (optional — see Environment Variables below)
./compose.sh up -d

Open http://localhost:3000 to view the dashboard.

Deploying publicly or on a LAN? The frontend auto-detects the backend — it uses your browser's hostname with port 8000 (e.g. if you visit http://192.168.1.50:3000, API calls go to http://192.168.1.50:8000). No configuration needed for most setups.

If your backend runs on a different port or host (reverse proxy, custom Docker port mapping, separate server), set NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL:
# Linux / macOS
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://myserver.com:9096 docker-compose up -d --build

# Podman (via compose.sh wrapper)
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://192.168.1.50:9096 ./compose.sh up -d --build

# Windows (PowerShell)
$env:NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="http://myserver.com:9096"; docker-compose up -d --build

# Or add to a .env file next to docker-compose.yml:
# NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://myserver.com:9096
This is a build-time variable (Next.js limitation) — it gets baked into the frontend during npm run build. Changing it requires a rebuild.

If you prefer to call the container engine directly, Podman users can run podman compose up -d, or force the wrapper to use Podman with ./compose.sh --engine podman up -d. Depending on your local Podman configuration, podman compose may still delegate to an external compose provider while talking to the Podman socket.

📦 Quick Start (No Code Required)

If you just want to run the dashboard without dealing with terminal commands:

Go to the Releases tab on the right side of this GitHub page.
Download the latest .zip file from the release.
Extract the folder to your computer.
Windows: Double-click start.bat. Mac/Linux: Open terminal, type chmod +x start.sh, and run ./start.sh.
It will automatically install everything and launch the dashboard!

💻 Developer Setup

If you want to modify the code or run from source:

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ and npm — nodejs.org
Python 3.10, 3.11, or 3.12 with pip — python.org (check "Add to PATH" during install)
- ⚠️ Python 3.13+ may have compatibility issues with some dependencies. 3.11 or 3.12 is recommended.
API keys for: aisstream.io (required), and optionally opensky-network.org (OAuth2), lta.gov.sg

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/shadowbroker.git
cd shadowbroker/live-risk-dashboard

# Backend setup
cd backend
python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate        # Windows
# source venv/bin/activate   # macOS/Linux
pip install -r requirements.txt   # includes pystac-client for Sentinel-2

# Create .env with your API keys
echo "AIS_API_KEY=your_aisstream_key" >> .env
echo "OPENSKY_CLIENT_ID=your_opensky_client_id" >> .env
echo "OPENSKY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_opensky_secret" >> .env

# Frontend setup
cd ../frontend
npm install

Running

# From the frontend directory — starts both frontend & backend concurrently
npm run dev

This starts:

Next.js frontend on http://localhost:3000
FastAPI backend on http://localhost:8000

🎛️ Data Layers

All layers are independently toggleable from the left panel:

Layer	Default	Description
Commercial Flights	✅ ON	Airlines, cargo, GA aircraft
Private Flights	✅ ON	Non-commercial private aircraft
Private Jets	✅ ON	High-value bizjets with owner data
Military Flights	✅ ON	Military & government aircraft
Tracked Aircraft	✅ ON	Special interest watch list
Satellites	✅ ON	Orbital assets by mission type
Carriers / Mil / Cargo	✅ ON	Navy carriers, cargo ships, tankers
Civilian Vessels	❌ OFF	Yachts, fishing, recreational
Cruise / Passenger	✅ ON	Cruise ships and ferries
Earthquakes (24h)	✅ ON	USGS seismic events
CCTV Mesh	❌ OFF	Surveillance camera network
Ukraine Frontline	✅ ON	Live warfront positions
Global Incidents	✅ ON	GDELT conflict events
GPS Jamming	✅ ON	NAC-P degradation zones
MODIS Terra (Daily)	❌ OFF	NASA GIBS daily satellite imagery
High-Res Satellite	❌ OFF	Esri sub-meter satellite imagery
KiwiSDR Receivers	❌ OFF	Public SDR radio receivers
Day / Night Cycle	✅ ON	Solar terminator overlay

🔧 Performance

The platform is optimized for handling massive real-time datasets:

Gzip Compression — API payloads compressed ~92% (11.6 MB → 915 KB)
ETag Caching — 304 Not Modified responses skip redundant JSON parsing
Viewport Culling — Only features within the visible map bounds (+20% buffer) are rendered
Clustered Rendering — Ships, CCTV, and earthquakes use MapLibre clustering to reduce feature count
Debounced Viewport Updates — 300ms debounce prevents GeoJSON rebuild thrash during pan/zoom
Position Interpolation — Smooth 10s tick animation between data refreshes
React.memo — Heavy components wrapped to prevent unnecessary re-renders
Coordinate Precision — Lat/lng rounded to 5 decimals (~1m) to reduce JSON size

📁 Project Structure

live-risk-dashboard/
├── backend/
│   ├── main.py                     # FastAPI app, middleware, API routes
│   ├── carrier_cache.json          # Persisted carrier OSINT positions
│   ├── cctv.db                     # SQLite CCTV camera database
│   └── services/
│       ├── data_fetcher.py         # Core scheduler — fetches all data sources
│       ├── ais_stream.py           # AIS WebSocket client (25K+ vessels)
│       ├── carrier_tracker.py      # OSINT carrier position tracker
│       ├── cctv_pipeline.py        # Multi-source CCTV camera ingestion
│       ├── geopolitics.py          # GDELT + Ukraine frontline fetcher
│       ├── region_dossier.py       # Right-click country/city intelligence
│       ├── radio_intercept.py      # Scanner radio feed integration
│       ├── kiwisdr_fetcher.py      # KiwiSDR receiver scraper
│       ├── sentinel_search.py      # Sentinel-2 STAC imagery search
│       ├── network_utils.py        # HTTP client with curl fallback
│       └── api_settings.py         # API key management
│
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── app/
│   │   │   └── page.tsx            # Main dashboard — state, polling, layout
│   │   └── components/
│   │       ├── MaplibreViewer.tsx   # Core map — 2,000+ lines, all GeoJSON layers
│   │       ├── NewsFeed.tsx         # SIGINT feed + entity detail panels
│   │       ├── WorldviewLeftPanel.tsx   # Data layer toggles
│   │       ├── WorldviewRightPanel.tsx  # Search + filter sidebar
│   │       ├── FilterPanel.tsx     # Basic layer filters
│   │       ├── AdvancedFilterModal.tsx  # Airport/country/owner filtering
│   │       ├── MapLegend.tsx       # Dynamic legend with all icons
│   │       ├── MarketsPanel.tsx    # Global financial markets ticker
│   │       ├── RadioInterceptPanel.tsx # Scanner-style radio panel
│   │       ├── FindLocateBar.tsx   # Search/locate bar
│   │       ├── ChangelogModal.tsx  # Version changelog popup
│   │       ├── SettingsPanel.tsx   # App settings
│   │       ├── ScaleBar.tsx        # Map scale indicator
│   │       ├── WikiImage.tsx       # Wikipedia image fetcher
│   │       └── ErrorBoundary.tsx   # Crash recovery wrapper
│   └── package.json

🔑 Environment Variables

Backend (`backend/.env`)

# Required
AIS_API_KEY=your_aisstream_key                # Maritime vessel tracking (aisstream.io)

# Optional (enhances data quality)
OPENSKY_CLIENT_ID=your_opensky_client_id      # OAuth2 — higher rate limits for flight data
OPENSKY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_opensky_secret     # OAuth2 — paired with Client ID above
LTA_ACCOUNT_KEY=your_lta_key                  # Singapore CCTV cameras

Frontend (optional)

Variable	Where to set	Purpose
`NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL`	`.env` next to `docker-compose.yml`, or shell env	Override backend URL when deploying publicly or behind a reverse proxy. Leave unset for auto-detection.

How auto-detection works: When NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL is not set, the frontend reads window.location.hostname in the browser and calls {protocol}//{hostname}:8000. This means the dashboard works on localhost, LAN IPs, and public domains without any configuration — as long as the backend is reachable on port 8000 of the same host.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This is an educational and research tool built entirely on publicly available, open-source intelligence (OSINT) data. No classified, restricted, or non-public data sources are used. Carrier positions are estimates based on public reporting. The military-themed UI is purely aesthetic.

Do not use this tool for any operational, military, or intelligence purpose.

📜 License

This project is for educational and personal research purposes. See individual API provider terms of service for data usage restrictions.

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