WHAT IS SPECTRE
Open-source global intelligence and threat monitoring dashboard. It fuses public OSINT into one map: geopolitical signals, conflict tracking, disasters, military air and satellite movement, maritime AIS snapshots, strategic infrastructure, internet infrastructure disruptions, and GPS interference. SITREP and on-demand intelligence reports are available in-app.
SOURCE INGESTION
- RSS — curated global topic feeds shown in the live OSINT stream.
- X OSINT — selected X account posts shown in the live OSINT stream.
- Geocoding — map search place names via Nominatim (OpenStreetMap), respecting reasonable request rates.
HEADER & STATUS
- Top classification strip: SPECTRE OSINT DASHBOARD.
- DEFCON STATUS badge — global threat level from aggregated OSINT severity.
- Header row: Data Feed count (OSINT items in sync) and Critical / High / Medium classifier counts.
- REFRESH line — transport state (e.g. LINK SECURE when synced).
- ZULU TIME clock (UTC).
- Lower header strip: system id (e.g. SPECTRE-2A), total configured data sources, and mode (REAL TIME).
MAP OVERLAYS (layer bar)
Toggle each layer on the map. Buttons grow with their labels and may wrap to a second row when the window is narrow. Color coding follows classification.
- OSINT — RSS and X-derived hotspots with geo tagging.
- Theater Instability — country risk rings from OSINT-derived country risk.
- Air Tracks — military-focused ADS-B tracks.
- Maritime — AIS vessel snapshots for broad maritime awareness.
- Satellites — CelesTrak TLE + SGP4 propagation.
- Net Blackouts — IODA internet outage alerts.
- GPS Jamming · 24h — GPSJam H3 cells (high-interference snapshot; not real-time).
- Bases — military base reference points.
- Nuclear — declared / known nuclear facility reference data.
- Weather — RainViewer global radar overlay (past ~2h; zoom limits per provider).
- Natural events — USGS M4.5+ seismic plus NASA EONET wildfires, storms, volcanoes, and other natural events.
Keyboard shortcuts: keys 1–8 toggle OSINT, Theater instability, Air Tracks, Blackouts, Bases, Nuclear, Weather, and Natural events. Satellites and GPS jamming are bar-only — use the layer buttons.
LEFT SIDEBAR
The left column is split evenly (each panel uses half the column height):
- SITREP — single-paragraph situation report for the last eight hours from prioritized feed items: X first, then RSS, and within each source by severity (critical → … → info). The header shows the reporting window as Zulu times (
HHmmZ). Collapsible like other panels.
- OPERATIONAL METRICS — top 3 countries by events, most active COCOM, top 3 categories, total events (24h), and events/hour.
MAP & NAVIGATION
- Search — latitude/longitude, MGRS (via mgrs.js), or place name (Nominatim geocoding). Enter or GO.
- COCOM quick-fly — GLOBAL plus regional buttons; Alt+1–6 maps to EUCOM through SOUTHCOM; G resets to global view.
- Coordinate readout — MGRS under cursor while moving over the map.
- Leaflet — zoom control (bottom-right), metric scale (bottom-left), Esri imagery base, boundaries/labels overlay; Weather layer adds RainViewer radar tiles when enabled.
- Fullscreen map — map control button or F hides side panels for a clean map.
- Right-click map — context menu: VIEW SATELLITE IMAGERY opens NASA GIBS imagery in a modal with date selection and a Leaflet preview.
RIGHT COLUMN — LIVE OSINT FEED
- LIVE OSINT FEED — severity-ranked items (critical→info), recency within tiers; 24-hour retention for high-signal feed. Filter chips are multi-select (OR): e.g. CRITICAL + HIGH shows either tier.
- Classifier — keyword tiers (critical→info) with consistent color mapping on map markers and feed rows. The Live OSINT feed filters are severity-only (ALL / CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM).
- Country filter — banner when filtering from Theater Instability; CLEAR to reset.
- Search — text filter in the feed list.
- Filters — ALL, CRITICAL, HIGH, MEDIUM (multi-select OR).
- Export — CSV or JSON snapshot of the current filtered feed. JSON includes export metadata (UTC timestamp, active filters, UNCLASSIFIED // OPEN SOURCE label).
- Generate Intelligence Report — same row as export; builds a formal report from the currently visible feed using AI processing (up to 50 posts, prioritized X then RSS, and by severity). On success the report opens in a modal, can be copied to clipboard, and downloads automatically as a text file.
- NEW badges — newly ingested items since your session can show a NEW tag; toasts can alert on critical or bulk ingest.
FEED & MAP INTERACTIONS
- Left-click OSINT item — menu: open source, copy OSINT snippet, copy URL, fly to location.
- Left-click context menu — use COPY OSINT SNIPPET or COPY URL directly from any selected OSINT row.
TOOLBAR
- ? HELP — this reference (includes keyboard shortcuts), replay guided tour, and ? to toggle.
- BROADCAST — curated MP3/HLS radio streams (HLS.js); draggable panel, volume, now-playing.
- LIVE NEWS FEED — curated live news/channel grid; region filters ALL / NEWS.
STATUS BAR
- Per-source health dots: OSINT (RSS + X and related open-source feeds), Seismic, Natural Events, Aircraft Tracking, Maritime Tracking, Satellites, Internet Outages (hover a label for provider hints).
- LAST SYNC timestamp (UTC-style).
LAYOUT & PERSISTENCE
- Resize — drag left/right handles to widen side panels.
- Panel collapse — click panel headers; your panel layout is remembered.
- Toasts — transient notifications (e.g. fullscreen, sync, export).
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
NAVIGATION
FToggle fullscreen map (hide panels)
RForce data refresh
GReset to global view
?Show / hide this help panel
ESCClose modals / clear search / clear country filter
MAP LAYERS (toggle)
1OSINT (RSS + X)
2Theater instability map layer
3Air tracks (ADS-B)
4Net blackouts
5Military bases
6Nuclear facilities
7Weather radar
8Natural events (USGS + EONET)
TOOLS
BToggle broadcast intercept panel
SFocus OSINT feed search bar
Left-clickOpen context menu actions (open source, copy snippet, copy URL, fly to location)
COCOM QUICK-FLY
Alt+1EUCOM — Europe
Alt+2CENTCOM — Middle East / SWASIA
Alt+3INDOPACOM — Indo-Pacific
Alt+4AFRICOM — Africa
Alt+5NORTHCOM — North America
Alt+6SOUTHCOM — South / Latin America
NEWS ITEM LEFT-CLICK CONTEXT MENU
Left-click any OSINT feed item for: open source, copy OSINT snippet, copy URL, fly to location.