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Card 648 of 9902026-09-17 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-17

PlanetEar, a pocket-sized live atlas of Earth and space

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Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An iOS app maps aircraft, satellites, earthquakes, weather, traffic cameras, radio, natural events, and the Solar System on a cinematic 3D globe.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-17 issue.

Field notes

The app combines public feeds from ADS-B aircraft tracking, CelesTrak orbital data, USGS earthquakes, NASA EONET events, Open-Meteo weather, and RadioBrowser stations inside a navigable 3D globe. It also describes on-device SGP4 satellite propagation, a deterministic speech-command parser, sky calculations using phone sensors, and a Solar System mode based on JPL elements. Traffic-camera coverage is specifically listed for London and California.

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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