I still think engineering for slow internet is really important, and massively under appreciated by most software developers, but ... LEO systems (like Starlink, especially StarLink) essentially solve the core problems now. I did an Arctic transit (Alaska to Norway) in the summer of 2023, and we could make FaceTime video calls from the ship, despite cloud cover, being quite far from land. The polar coverage... - Source: Hacker News / 15 days ago

You can look at the https://satellitemap.space/ to see that starlink isn't (yet) too feasible in the northern/arctic areas. Even in the Nordic countries the connections are not that great. - Source: Hacker News / 19 days ago

This one has been around for ages, and it does work on mobile too. https://satellitemap.space/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

Some fun things I spotted: - https://satellitemap.space/?constellation=starlink&norad=59207 is rising, started recently? - There's one over Africa that says re-entry in 30 minutes. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

I prefer https://satellitemap.space/ You can see the base station locations there, which is helpful in visualizing how the system works in various locales. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

Maybe do keep an eye on hurricane activity this week https://zoom.earth/ .. it's likely nothing, but there's been some activity developing off the coast. Source: 8 months ago

I've been using https://zoom.earth/ but this is a nice addition. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

This image is from the website https://zoom.earth/ which gives you a real time view of the world from geostationary satellites. Thanks to heat sensors onboard, you can also toggle thermal anomaly layers which usually indicate fires. (Pro tip, there's a button on the side to toggle the heat anomaly layer). Source: 11 months ago

Pretty cool website https://zoom.earth (Not advertising it, just a cool website). Source: 12 months ago

Is this look natural to you? Taken from https://zoom.earth. Source: about 1 year ago