🌱 Our Mission

Keep watch on our planet. Every day.

TERRASCAN makes complex environmental data accessible to everyone. We believe that understanding our planet's health should be as easy as checking the weather.

By combining real-time data from NASA, NOAA, and OpenAQ, we provide a unified view of global environmental conditions - from active fires and air quality to ocean temperatures and climate indicators.

✨ What We Provide

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Interactive Maps

Explore environmental data on beautiful interactive maps with real-time updates from satellites and monitoring stations worldwide.

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Health Scoring

Our planetary health score (0-100) combines fire activity, air quality, and ocean conditions into one easy-to-understand indicator.

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Open & Free

All data and code are open source. No paywalls, no tracking, no hidden costs. Environmental awareness should be accessible to everyone.

πŸ›°οΈ Trusted Data Sources

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NASA FIRMS

Fire Information for Resource Management System provides real-time fire detection from MODIS and VIIRS satellites.

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OpenAQ

Open Air Quality Platform aggregates air pollution data from 10,000+ monitoring stations in 100+ countries.

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NOAA Ocean Service

Tides and Currents provides real-time water levels and temperatures from coastal monitoring stations.

⚑ Technology

TERRASCAN is built with simplicity and reliability in mind:

  • Python + Flask - Lightweight web framework
  • PostgreSQL - Production database
  • Railway - Deployment platform
  • Leaflet.js - Interactive mapping
  • Bootstrap - Responsive design
  • Free APIs - No hosting costs for data, may change

The entire platform can run on a single server and requires no complex setup or cloud services.

πŸ”“ Open Source

TERRASCAN is completely open source and available on GitHub.

We believe environmental data should be accessible to everyone. Fork the project, contribute improvements, or deploy your own instance.

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