TheBigBoard combines satellite thermal imaging from NASA’s VIIRS instruments (SNPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) with seismic event data from the USGS and EMSC networks to detect potential strike events before they appear in news reporting. When a thermal anomaly above 340K brightness correlates spatially and temporally with a seismic event, and is further corroborated by open-source news reporting, an event moves through our confidence tiers: POSSIBLE → PROBABLE → CONFIRMED. Events sourced from news reporting alone without sensor confirmation are marked as intelligence-sourced. We do not publish raw sensor readings as confirmed strikes — every event requires independent corroboration.
Strike data is derived from open-source intelligence, satellite thermal imaging, and seismic monitoring. All assessments reflect available evidence at time of publication and may be revised as new information emerges. This dashboard is for informational purposes only and is not intended for operational, military, or intelligence use. Confidence tiers reflect our assessment methodology — CONFIRMED events have multi-source corroboration; POSSIBLE events are based on single-source or sensor-only signals.