LiveLocation is a world map of public live cameras. Type any place on Earth, a city, a beach, a mountain pass, an airport, and we show you the nearest live views, sorted by distance. Where there is no camera, we still show you something real: satellite imagery, weather radar and the day and night line for that spot.
We built it because the live views of our planet are scattered across hundreds of agencies, parks, observatories and streamers, and most directories show cameras that stopped working years ago. We wanted one map that is easy to use, honest about what is live right now, and respectful of the people who run the cameras.
What you will find here
- The live map. Road and traffic cameras from transport agencies, weather and volcano cameras from science agencies, views from parks and observatories, city and beach streams on YouTube, and, soon, cameras added by their own owners.
- Earth now. Weather satellite images that are only minutes old, daily satellite mosaics, radar and the day and night line.
- Learn. Plain guides to how live cameras work: the types, how streaming works, how to choose and mount a camera, the law and privacy, and how to stream your own.
Every camera has a clear status: Live now, a still image and how old it is, or Offline. We check cameras in the background, and viewers’ browsers quietly tell us when a camera fails to load, so a camera that stops working is labeled as such quickly instead of leaving you staring at a blank screen.
Who runs LiveLocation
LiveLocation is part of the Staricon network, a small group of independent websites run by Staricon. Each site in the network covers one subject in depth. LiveLocation’s subject is live views of the world and the cameras behind them.
How cameras get on the map
A camera appears on LiveLocation only when its owner or a public agency has published it for people to watch. In practice that means one of four things:
- Official open data. Many road, weather and science agencies publish their camera lists and images under open licenses. We read those lists and credit each agency.
- Public embeds. Live streams on YouTube and other platforms whose owners have turned embedding on. We use the platform’s own player.
- Official widgets and players that a camera network offers for sharing.
- Owner submissions. A camera owner fills in our Add your camera form, confirms that the camera films a public or outdoor space, proves ownership with a short code, and a person reviews it before it goes live.
The full rules are on How we choose cameras, and every source we use, with its license, is listed on Our sources.
What we never do
- We never list unsecured, private or hacked cameras, and we never scan the internet looking for cameras.
- We never show cameras pointed into homes, yards, windows or private rooms, or cameras close up on people.
- We never record, store, re-host, restream or edit video. Every image and stream plays straight from its owner’s server or platform, and stops when the owner stops it.
- We never use face recognition, license-plate reading or any kind of tracking of people.
- We never ask you for an account. You can use the whole site without signing up.
Respect for camera owners
The cameras belong to the people and agencies who run them. We credit them on every camera page, link back to them, and follow their terms. If you run a camera and would rather it was not on LiveLocation, or you want its details corrected, tell us and we will act quickly. See Remove a camera.
How to reach us
- Something wrong with a camera (not working, wrong place, privacy concern): use the “Report this camera” link on its page, or our report form. Privacy reports hide the camera at once while we look.
- Add your own camera: Add your camera.
- Anything else, including press, partnerships and privacy requests: write to us through the Staricon contact page.
Thank you for watching the world with us. If you know a public camera we should add, or a way we can do better, we would love to hear from you.