LiveGlobe - Legal, Sources, and Licenses
This page provides an overview of third-party data sources, services, and software components used by LiveGlobe.
Last updated: 2026-05-011) External Data Sources and APIs
| Source | Usage in LiveGlobe | API / Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA EONET | Volcanoes and severe storms |
Volcanoes Severe Storms |
Data remains hosted by NASA; API responses are cached by the backend. |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards | Earthquake feed (GeoJSON) | 4.5 Day Feed | Fetched periodically by scheduled backend refresh jobs. |
| NASA FIRMS | Global fire hotspots (CSV) | FIRMS Portal | Used with API key and configured sensor sources (for example VIIRS). |
| NASA GIBS / Worldview Snapshot | Land and sea temperature imagery | Snapshot API | Server scripts generate project PNG assets from this API. |
| OpenWeatherMap Tile API | Cloud and precipitation layers | Weather Maps API | Tiles are merged and stored as clouds.jpg. |
| BGS Geomagnetic Model Service | Magnetic field heatmap | WMM / BGS | Point queries are interpolated into a raster image. |
| International Space Station (ISS) Open Notify | Current ISS position endpoint | ISS Current Location API | Used for near real-time ISS latitude/longitude data. |
2) Generated Image Assets
/generated-images/lando_temp.png- generated from NASA GIBS Snapshot (Land Surface Temperature)./generated-images/meer_temp.png- generated from NASA GIBS Snapshot (Sea Surface Temperature)./generated-images/clouds.jpg- generated from OpenWeatherMap tile layers (clouds + precipitation)./generated-images/magnetfeld.png- generated from BGS WMM point data.
Assets are generated automatically by backend scripts based on external data services.
3) Software and Libraries
The backend is built with Spring Boot and additional open-source libraries (including Caffeine, Jackson, JavaMail, and Lombok).
For a complete dependency license inventory, generate an automated Maven license report as part of release checks.