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How to toggle data layers and change map imagery on the globe.

Layer Controls

The Layer Controls panel is in the bottom-right corner of the Terminal globe. It lets you toggle individual data layers on or off and change the base map imagery.

Data Layers

Each toggle controls the visibility of a specific data type on the globe:

Layer Color What It Shows
Aircraft Red Real-time military and government aircraft positions from ADS-B Exchange
Vessels Blue Ship positions from AIS (Automatic Identification System)
Signal Regions Purple Country/region overlays colored by signal severity — the more severe the signals in a country, the deeper the color
Missile Alerts Orange Active missile and rocket alert zones from Pikud HaOref (Israel's national alert system)
Signal Pins Cyan Individual OSINT signal locations pinned to the globe at their coordinates
Cyber Threats Pink Animated arcs showing cyber attack flows between source and target countries, from OTX AlienVault threat pulses
Airspace / NOTAMs Amber Aviation restricted zones, TFRs, danger areas, SIGMETs, and other airspace restrictions from AWC and OpenAIP
Maritime Zones Light Blue Strategic maritime chokepoints and boundaries (Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb, etc.)
Earthquakes Orange Seismic events of magnitude 2.5+ from USGS, shown as expanding colored rings scaled by magnitude
GPS Jamming Pink GPS jamming and spoofing zones detected from aircraft navigation anomalies
Satellites (Live) Cyan Real-time satellite orbital positions and tracks from CelesTrak TLE data

How Layers Render

  • Aircraft and Vessels appear as individual markers that can be clicked for detail popups
  • Signal Regions are polygon overlays on countries — severity determines the color intensity (critical = deep red, info = faint)
  • Cyber Threats render as animated dashed arcs connecting source and target countries. Arcs fade over 6 hours. Different attack types have different colors (ransomware = red, phishing = orange, espionage = cyan, etc.)
  • Airspace zones are polygon overlays at a slightly elevated altitude so they float above the globe surface. Color indicates restriction type: red for prohibited/TFR, orange for restricted/danger, yellow for warning/ADIZ, blue for military training routes, purple for SIGMETs
  • Maritime Zones are polygon overlays of strategic chokepoints and waterways
  • Earthquakes are point markers with animated expanding rings — larger magnitude = larger ring
  • Satellites show position dots with orbital path lines

Map Imagery

Below the layer toggles, you can switch the globe's base map:

Mode Description
Dark Default dark basemap — best for visibility of colored overlays and markers
Live Satellite imagery basemap — shows real terrain and cloud cover

Zoom Controls

The + and buttons at the bottom of the panel let you zoom the globe in and out. You can also scroll or pinch to zoom.

Tips

  • Turn off layers you don't need to reduce visual clutter — especially when focused on a specific data type
  • The Signal Regions layer is useful for a quick global threat overview at a glance
  • Enable Cyber Threats alongside Signal Pins to see how cyber activity correlates with OSINT signals geographically
  • Airspace / NOTAMs combined with Aircraft shows you where military flights are relative to restricted zones