The Earth is our one and only home, and human activity resides in almost every corner. As our civilization advances, and as we put increasing pressure on Earth’s resources, we all share in the responsibility of caring for and maintaining our home. One way for each of us to better understand the health of our planet is to see it for ourselves. At EarthNow, we’re creating the means for you to instantly see almost anywhere on Earth in “true real-time,” giving you a live and unfiltered view of your planet. Our aim is for you to experience Earth’s beauty and its fragility, and to recognize the importance of being good stewards of our world. Via a constellation of advanced imaging satellites, EarthNow will deliver an unprecedented and highly valuable user experience: continuous real-time video of the Earth enhanced by machine intelligence.

» EarthNow fleshes out its grand plan to deliver video that shows Earth from orbit in real time

With EarthNow you can:

Catch illegal fishing ships in the act

Watch hurricanes and typhoons as they evolve

Detect forest fires the moment they start

Watch volcanoes the instant they start to erupt

Assist the media in telling stories from around the world

Track large whales as they migrate

Help “smart cities” become more efficient

Assess the health of crops on demand

Observe conflict zones and respond immediately when crises arise

Instantly create “living” 3D models of a town or city, even in remote locations

See your home as the astronauts see it—a stunning blue marble in space

EarthNow is an ambitious and unprecedented undertaking. And yet our objective is simple—to connect you visually with your Earth, in real-time.

Press release of April 18, 2018 (PDF 135K)

Earth video loop and images provided by NASA.