Turning Earth and Space Into a Single Operational Picture
Precision tools for real-time Earth and space awareness — without heavyweight systems.
EarthView is a full-screen, real-time awareness display that combines orbital motion, location relevance (QTH), and day/night context with optional live hazard overlays. Built to be fast, clean, and “second-screen” friendly.
No servers. No installs. No accounts. Just a single self-contained HTML file that runs full-screen in a modern browser on Windows, macOS, or Linux — everything you need is included.
One-time purchase. Instant download.
US-only sales: Purchases are currently limited to U.S. customers.
The Earth Shack Software builds full-screen display tools for people who want real-time awareness without the overhead of complex systems. We believe situational awareness lives at the intersection of location, time, and motion — and our software is engineered to make that intersection visible at a glance.
EarthView, our first product, unifies live hazard data, orbital tracking, position-based relevance (QTH), and day/night context into a single operational display. It shows what’s happening beneath your feet and what’s moving overhead with earthquakes, a curated list of USGS volcano markers, tectonic plate boundaries, footprint rings, visibility indicators, and optional AOS/LOS timing — without turning the interface into a heavyweight tracking suite.
We design for people who value clarity, speed, and operational simplicity. No deep configuration trees. No fragile stacks to maintain. EarthView starts from embedded TLEs and, when a connection is available, upgrades to fresh orbital elements from CelesTrak. The app runs locally on your machine and keeps working even when connectivity is limited.
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Designed for “second-screen” situational awareness
EarthView is built for operators, hobbyists, educators, and anyone who wants a clean real-time picture that stays readable at a glance: a full-screen display you can run during radio satellite activity, monitoring sessions, demos, or classroom/outreach use.
How it works (in seconds)
- Open the single HTML file in a modern browser.
- Set your location (QTH) by entering your latitude/longitude — the QTH marker updates instantly.
- Select satellites and view footprint rings, orbital trails, and visibility cues.
- Optional: enable AOS/LOS at setup for your selected radio satellites.
- Toggle context layers (volcanoes and tectonic plates) when you want them.
Key Capabilities
Satellite Awareness
- Accurate visibility cues based on your location (QTH)
- Footprint rings, clear “in-view” indicators, and adjustable orbital trails
- Optional AOS/LOS timing for two selectable radio satellites
- ISS/CSS tracking plus additional selectable satellites from a dropdown list
- Embedded TLEs at startup; upgrades to live CelesTrak data when internet is available
- Satellite tooltips showing apogee, perigee, latitude/longitude, and visibility status
Global Hazards & Geophysical Context
- Grayline and clocks for day/night and time context at a glance
- Current earthquake activity from authoritative global feeds
- Volcano markers sourced from USGS (curated list) and global tectonic plate boundaries
Local Context & Resilient Operation
- Location-based weather snapshots and alerts embedded directly in QTH tooltips
- Local-first operation: the application runs on your machine; live data refreshes when internet is available
- Unified feed-status line showing which data sources are fresh, stale, or offline