Globi — Interactive globes for journalism and educationDrop a single HTML tag into any page. Feed it a JSON scene. Get a fully interactive globe with markers, paths, and real-time data.
Or install via npm: npm install globi-viewer
USS Eisenhower carrier strike group, Strait of Hormuz — data via open-source intelligence
Admiral Nagumo's Kidō Butai — four fleet carriers — approaches Midway from the northwest. Unknown to the Japanese, Admiral Spruance's Task Force 16 and Fletcher's Task Force 17 lie in ambush northeast of the atoll, forewarned by codebreakers at Station HYPO.
SBD Dauntless dive-bombers from Enterprise and Yorktown plunge through broken clouds. In five minutes, three Japanese carriers — Akagi, Kaga, and Sōryū — are ablaze. The tide of the Pacific War turns in a single, devastating strike.
International Space Station — live position via open API
MIT licensed. Use it commercially, modify it, embed it anywhere. No API keys, no vendor lock-in, no tracking.
Full keyboard navigation, screen reader support, color-blind-safe palette. Built for everyone, not just mouse users.
One HTML tag. One JSON scene. Works in any page — no bundler, no framework, no configuration required.
Non-technical creators use the WYSIWYG editor to build scenes. Point, click, export JSON, embed anywhere.
| Feature | Globi | Google Earth | Cesium | OpenGlobus | Mapbox Globe | D3-geo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | Proprietary | Apache 2.0 | MIT | Proprietary | BSD |
| Embed complexity | 1 HTML tag | iframe + API key | npm + config | npm + config | API key + token | Code required |
| Accessibility | Full | Partial | Minimal | Minimal | Partial | Manual |
| Offline capable | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | No | Yes |
| Scrollytelling | Built-in | No | Manual | No | Manual | Manual |
| Visual editor | Built-in | Studio (separate) | Sandcastle | No | Studio (paid) | No |
| Celestial bodies | 13 | Earth only | Earth + Moon | Earth only | Earth only | Earth (2D) |
| Real-time data | Built-in | Limited | Yes | Manual | Yes | Manual |
No. Use the visual editor to create scenes, export JSON, and embed with a single HTML tag. Content creators need zero programming knowledge.
Yes. Globi is MIT licensed — free for commercial and non-commercial use with no restrictions.
Google Earth is proprietary and requires API keys. Globi is open-source, embeds with one tag, has built-in accessibility, scrollytelling, and works offline.
Yes. Touch navigation, responsive layout, and progressive texture loading ensure smooth performance on phones and tablets.
Yes. Bind live data sources — satellite positions, vessel feeds, conflict maps — to markers with automatic position updates.
Fully. Keyboard-first interaction, screen reader descriptions via aria-live, color-blind-safe palette, and real HTML callout text you can select and copy.
JSON scenes (native format), GeoJSON import and export, OBJ mesh export. Markers, paths, arcs, and regions are all configurable via JSON.
Yes. Scrollytelling support lets you pair a scrolling narrative with camera fly-to transitions and marker animations — no external libraries needed.
Add <script src="https://unpkg.com/globi-viewer/dist/globi.min.js"></script> and place <globi-viewer scene="scene.json"></globi-viewer> in your HTML. Or install via npm: npm install globi-viewer. No build step required for CDN usage.
Yes. Globi exposes a 28-command agent API via window.globi, plus DOM data attributes and an llms.txt endpoint for machine discovery.
Globi is completely free and open-source. If you use it and would like to give something back, consider donating through GitHub Sponsors.