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title: "Platform Overview"
description: "World Monitor's specialized monitoring variants (World, Tech, Finance, Commodity, Happy and Energy) and the layers, panels and news coverage each one carries."
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World Monitor runs specialized variants from a single codebase, each optimized for different monitoring needs.
## Platform Variants
| Variant | URL | Focus |
|---------|-----|-------|
| **🌍 World Monitor** | [worldmonitor.app](https://www.worldmonitor.app) | Geopolitical intelligence, military tracking, conflict monitoring, infrastructure security |
| **💻 Tech Monitor** | [tech.worldmonitor.app](https://tech.worldmonitor.app/dashboard) | Technology sector intelligence, AI/startup ecosystems, cloud infrastructure, tech events |
| **😊 Happy Monitor** | [happy.worldmonitor.app](https://happy.worldmonitor.app/dashboard) | Curated positive news, global progress tracking, science breakthroughs, conservation wins |
| **💰 Finance Monitor** | [finance.worldmonitor.app](https://finance.worldmonitor.app/dashboard) | Global markets, stock exchanges, central banks, commodities, forex, crypto, economic indicators |
| **⛏️ Commodity Monitor** | [commodity.worldmonitor.app](https://commodity.worldmonitor.app/dashboard) | Commodity markets, mining sites, processing plants, supply chains, trade flows |
| **⚡ Energy Monitor** | [energy.worldmonitor.app](https://energy.worldmonitor.app/dashboard) | Oil & gas pipelines, storage facilities, tanker positions, chokepoints, energy infrastructure and shocks |
A compact **variant switcher** in the header allows seamless navigation between variants while preserving your map position and panel configuration.
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Evaluating World Monitor for a team? The [Platform Evaluation Guide](/platform-evaluation) covers technical capabilities, update frequency and freshness, sources and provenance, and integration options.
## World Monitor (Geopolitical)
The primary variant focuses on geopolitical intelligence, military tracking, and infrastructure security monitoring.
### Key Capabilities
- **Conflict Monitoring** - Active war zones, hotspots, and crisis areas with real-time escalation tracking
- **Military Intelligence** - Registered military bases, flight tracking, naval vessel monitoring, surge detection
- **Infrastructure Security** - Undersea cables, pipelines, datacenters, internet outages
- **Economic Intelligence** - FRED indicators, oil analytics, government spending, sanctions tracking
- **Natural Disasters** - Earthquakes, severe weather, NASA EONET events (wildfires, volcanoes, floods)
- **AI-Powered Analysis** - Focal point detection (AI-detected news convergence zones, distinct from static intelligence hotspots), country instability scoring, infrastructure cascade analysis
### Intelligence Panels
| Panel | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
| **AI Insights** | LLM-synthesized world brief with focal point detection |
| **AI Strategic Posture** | Theater-level military force aggregation with strike capability assessment |
| **Country Instability Index** | Real-time CII v14 stability scores and signed 24-hour movement deltas for 31 Tier-1 countries |
| **Strategic Risk Overview** | Composite risk score combining all intelligence modules |
| **Infrastructure Cascade** | Dependency analysis for cables, pipelines, and chokepoints |
| **Live Intelligence** | GDELT-powered topic feeds (Military, Cyber, Nuclear, Sanctions) |
| **Metals & Materials** | Metals and materials quotes from Yahoo Finance, with tabs for physical premiums and EUR FX when that data is available. The gold-in-other-currencies tab appears only in the commodity variant. Energy prices appear in the Energy Complex panel instead |
| **Toronto Safety** | Toronto Police Service open data: reported major-crime occurrences (approximate, offset locations) and annual calls attended by division and neighbourhood. Not live dispatch. Off by default |
| **Global Giving** | Published giving benchmarks from platforms and institutions (GoFundMe, GlobalGiving, JustGiving, Candid, OECD), with source periods and verification status. Annualized figures are estimates, not live activity. Off by default here; on in the happy variant |
### News Coverage
Curated, attributed news feeds cover geopolitics, defense, energy, think tanks, and regional news across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.
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## Tech Monitor
The tech variant ([tech.worldmonitor.app](https://tech.worldmonitor.app/dashboard)) provides specialized layers for technology sector monitoring.
### Tech Ecosystem Layers
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Tech HQs** | Headquarters of major tech companies (Big Tech, unicorns, public companies) |
| **Startup Hubs** | Major startup ecosystems with ecosystem tier, funding data, and notable companies |
| **Cloud Regions** | AWS, Azure, GCP data center regions with zone counts |
| **Accelerators** | Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Startups, and regional accelerator locations |
| **Tech Events** | Upcoming conferences and tech events with countdown timers |
### Tech Infrastructure Layers
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **AI Datacenters** | 313 AI compute clusters tracked from Epoch AI dataset |
| **Undersea Cables** | Submarine fiber routes critical for cloud connectivity |
| **Internet Outages** | Network disruptions affecting tech operations |
### Tech Panels
These panels are news feed groups. Each one collects a fixed set of RSS and news-search feeds and refreshes every 10 minutes.
| Panel | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Unicorn Tracker** | New unicorns and decacorns, from unicorn-focused news feeds including CB Insights |
| **Funding & VC** | Funding rounds, seed and pre-seed deals, VC news, and SEC filings |
| **IPO & SPAC** | Tech IPO and SPAC news, including Renaissance Capital IPO coverage |
| **AI Policy & Regulation** | AI regulation, tech antitrust, and digital policy from the US, EU, UK, China, and India |
| **Semiconductors & Hardware** | Chip and hardware news from Tom's Hardware, SemiAnalysis, and semiconductor feeds |
| **Developer Community** | Developer news from Dev.to, Lobsters, Changelog, and Show HN |
### Tech News Categories
- **Startups & VC** - Funding rounds, acquisitions, startup news
- **Cybersecurity** - Security vulnerabilities, breaches, threat intelligence
- **Cloud & Infrastructure** - AWS, Azure, GCP announcements, outages
- **Hardware & Chips** - Semiconductors, AI accelerators, manufacturing
- **Developer & Open Source** - Languages, frameworks, open source projects
- **Tech Policy** - Regulation, antitrust, digital governance
### Regional Tech HQ Coverage
| Region | Notable Companies |
|--------|------------------|
| **Silicon Valley** | Apple, Google, Meta, Nvidia, Intel, Cisco, Oracle, VMware |
| **Seattle** | Microsoft, Amazon, Tableau, Expedia |
| **New York** | Bloomberg, MongoDB, Datadog, Squarespace |
| **London** | Revolut, Deliveroo, Darktrace, Monzo |
| **Tel Aviv** | Wix, Check Point, Monday.com, Fiverr |
| **Dubai/MENA** | Careem, Noon, Anghami, Property Finder, Kitopi |
| **Riyadh** | Tabby, Presight.ai, Ninja, XPANCEO |
| **Singapore** | Grab, Razer, Sea Limited |
| **Berlin** | Zalando, Delivery Hero, N26, Celonis |
| **Tokyo** | Sony, Toyota, SoftBank, Rakuten |
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## Finance Monitor
The finance variant ([finance.worldmonitor.app](https://finance.worldmonitor.app/dashboard)) provides specialized layers for global financial markets and economic intelligence.
### Finance Layers
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Stock Exchanges** | Major global stock exchanges with live status |
| **Financial Centers** | Key financial hubs and banking districts |
| **Central Banks & Institutions** | Central-bank and supranational finance signals, including policy-rate tracking plus BIS/IMF context |
| **Commodity Hubs** | Commodity exchanges (LME, CME, SHFE, NYMEX) |
| **Gulf Investments** | GCC sovereign wealth and investment zones |
### Finance Panels
| Panel | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Live Commodity Prices** | Real-time commodity futures and spot prices |
| **Market Radar** | VWAP-based anomaly detection with volume confirmation |
| **Sector Heatmap** | Visual sector performance across global markets |
| **Gulf Economies** | Indices, currencies, and oil data for 6 GCC countries |
| **Supply Chain** | Maritime chokepoint disruption scores and shipping indices |
| **WTO Trade Policy** | Active trade restrictions, tariff trends, bilateral trade flows |
| **Premium Stock Analysis** | AI-powered stock analysis with backtesting |
| **IPOs, Earnings & M&A** | News feed group for IPOs, earnings reports, and mergers and acquisitions |
| **Hedge Funds & PE** | News feed group for hedge funds, private equity, and sovereign wealth funds |
| **GCC Investments** | Curated register of Saudi and UAE investments in ports, pipelines, energy, datacenters, and other assets abroad. Filter by investing country, sector, entity, and status; select a row to fly the map to the asset |
| **SEC Material Events** | Material 8-K filings from the SEC EDGAR latest-filings feed, with routine items such as earnings exhibits and Reg FD notices removed. Each row shows the company, item codes, and filing time, and links to the filing on sec.gov. Off by default |
| **NQ Pulse** | Nasdaq-100 context quotes: NQ futures, QQQ, the VXN volatility index, and the 10-year Treasury yield, refreshed every 5 minutes with a Current / Delayed / Stale label. Context data, not execution-grade. Off by default |
| **NQ Catalysts** | High-impact US macro releases for the next 7 days and earnings for the next 14 days from the companies that move the Nasdaq-100 most. Off by default |
| **NQ News** | News feed group for Nasdaq futures, the Nasdaq-100 and QQQ, Federal Reserve releases, and semiconductors. Off by default |
### Finance News Categories
- **Markets & Trading** - CNBC, MarketWatch, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters
- **Forex & Currencies** - Dollar index, central bank rate decisions, FX market
- **Bonds & Fixed Income** - Treasury yields, corporate bonds, credit spreads
- **Commodities & Futures** - Oil, gold, metals, agriculture, CME/NYMEX
- **Crypto & Digital Assets** - Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, institutional crypto
- **Central Banks** - Federal Reserve, ECB, BoJ, BoE, PBoC policy updates
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## Commodity Monitor
The commodity variant ([commodity.worldmonitor.app](https://commodity.worldmonitor.app/dashboard)) focuses on mining, metals, energy commodities, and critical mineral supply chains.
### Commodity Layers
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Mining Sites** | Major mine sites worldwide, with mineral, country, status (producing, in development, or exploration), and annual output where available |
| **Processing Plants** | Smelters, refineries, and separation plants |
| **Commodity Ports** | Mineral export/import ports and terminals |
| **Commodity Hubs** | Global commodity exchanges |
| **Trade Routes** | Commodity trade routes and shipping lanes |
| **Critical Minerals** | Lithium, cobalt, rare earth deposits with operator data |
| **Pipelines** | Oil and gas pipeline infrastructure |
### Commodity Panels
| Panel | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Live Commodity Prices** | Real-time futures and spot prices |
| **Mining & Commodity Stocks** | Major mining company equities |
| **Sector Heatmap** | Commodity sector performance visualization |
| **Gold & Silver** | Precious metals news and analysis |
| **Energy Markets** | Oil, gas, and energy commodity tracking |
| **Critical Minerals & Battery Metals** | Lithium, cobalt, nickel supply intelligence |
| **Mining Policy & ESG** | Regulatory and environmental compliance tracking |
| **Supply Chain & Shipping** | Freight indices, port congestion, route disruptions |
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## Happy Monitor
The happy variant ([happy.worldmonitor.app](https://happy.worldmonitor.app/dashboard)) curates positive news, human progress data, and uplifting stories.
### Happy Layers
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Positive Events** | Curated good news and positive developments worldwide |
| **Acts of Kindness** | Community and humanitarian highlights |
| **Happiness Index** | Country-level happiness and wellbeing data |
| **Species Recovery** | Conservation wins and wildlife recovery stories |
| **Renewable Installations** | New renewable energy projects and milestones |
### Happy Panels
| Panel | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Good News Feed** | Curated positive news from around the world |
| **Human Progress** | Long-term progress metrics (poverty, literacy, health) |
| **Live Counters** | Real-time humanity counters (births, trees planted, etc.) |
| **Today's Hero** | Daily spotlight on impactful individuals |
| **Breakthroughs** | Science and technology breakthroughs |
| **5 Good Things** | Daily digest of five positive stories |
| **Conservation Wins** | Wildlife and ecosystem recovery stories |
| **Renewable Energy** | Clean energy milestones and deployment data |
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## Energy Monitor
The energy variant ([energy.worldmonitor.app](https://energy.worldmonitor.app/dashboard)) focuses on oil and gas infrastructure, supply disruptions, and energy shocks.
### Energy Layers
| Layer | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Live Tanker Positions** | Live AIS positions of tankers within about 2° of Hormuz, Suez, Bab el-Mandeb, Malacca, Panama, and the Bosphorus. Amber markers are anchored, cyan are underway, grey have no reported speed. Polled every 60 seconds while the layer is on |
| **Pipelines** | Oil and gas pipelines from the evidence-backed registry, coloured by status (flowing, reduced, offline, disputed). On the flat map, selecting one opens the Pipeline Status drawer |
| **Storage Facilities** | Underground gas storage, strategic reserves, LNG terminals, and crude hubs from the Storage Atlas registry |
| **Fuel Shortages** | Countries with confirmed or watch-level fuel shortages from the Fuel Shortage Registry |
| **Commodity Ports** | Mineral export and import ports and terminals |
### Energy Panels
The asset registries behind these panels are curated from operator disclosures, regulator filings, and public datasets. Each status badge is derived from an evidence bundle, and selecting a row, or a marker on the flat map, opens a drawer with that evidence. Methodology: [pipelines](/methodology/pipelines), [storage](/methodology/storage), [fuel shortages](/methodology/shortages), [disruptions](/methodology/disruptions).
| Panel | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Global Energy Risk Overview** | One row of tiles: Hormuz transit status, EU gas storage fill, Brent price with its daily change, the count of active disruptions, data freshness, and a day-of-crisis counter. Each tile loads on its own and shows "—" when its source fails |
| **Oil & Gas Pipeline Status** | Asset, route, capacity, and a status badge (flowing, reduced, offline, or disputed). The drawer shows the evidence, sanctions references, and the asset's disruption timeline |
| **Strategic Storage Atlas** | Underground gas storage, strategic petroleum reserve caverns, LNG terminals, and tank farms, with country, type, capacity, and status |
| **Global Fuel Shortage Registry** | Country and product, start date, evidence, and a severity badge: confirmed (red) or watch (amber). Confirmed shortages sort first |
| **Energy Disruptions Log** | Pipeline and storage outages, filterable by cause (sabotage, sanction, mechanical, maintenance, war, weather, commercial) with an ongoing-only toggle. Selecting an event opens the affected asset's drawer |
| **GCC Energy Investments** | The GCC investment register described under [Finance Panels](#finance-panels) |
Global Energy Risk Overview is on by default only in the energy variant. The other four energy panels are also on by default in the geopolitical variant.