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Satellite Eye

Satellite Eye is a free web-based imaging-satellite pass tracker from the space-tracking site Orbital Radar that estimates how often Earth-observation satellites pass over any location and gives it an A-to-F "surveillance score".

2026

Harnessing Data for Democratic Development in South and Southeast Asia (D4DAsia)

The 'Harnessing Data for Democratic Development in South and Southeast Asia' project currently being implemented by LIRNEasia is focused on the data policy ecosystems in South and Southeast Asia.

Flock Surveillance

Flock Surveillance Map is an independent surveillance-transparency map that plots the locations and status of Flock Safety camera and drone devices across the United States.

2026

NursingLedger

Search CMS nursing home ratings, federal penalties, staffing, and ownership records for every certified U.S. nursing home.

2026

AURA ENGINE

AURA ENGINE is an experimental automated "kindness engine" for New York City that carries out small online good deeds, each logged with a receipt, and maps the mood of each borough.

New York City

Software Heritage

Software Heritage preserves software source code for present and future generations.

Paris

Reagent Collaboration Network (Reclone)

Reclone (Reagent Collaboration Network) is an open-science network that stewards and distributes open-source DNA plasmids and molecular-biology reagents to researchers worldwide under open material transfer agreements.

CME Tracker

CME Tracker is a free, information-dense web app that pulls from NASA, NOAA and ESA spacecraft to display coronal mass ejections live as they cross the solar system, with arrival forecasts, storm replays back to 1859, and free Earth-directed-CME alerts.

2026

ShadowFinder

A tool to estimate the points on the Earth's surface where a shadow of a particular length could occur, for geolocation purposes.

2026