# globe.gl

UI component for Globe Data Visualization using ThreeJS/WebGL

Repository: https://github.com/vasturiano/globe.gl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/globegl
Homepage: https://vasturiano.github.io/globe.gl/example/world-population/
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: globe, webgl, data-visualization, threejs
Last push: 2026-08-22T20:36:21+00:00
Link (homepage): https://vasturiano.github.io/globe.gl/example/world-population/

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2756, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3151, forks 428 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:46.189695+00:00)

## What it is
Globe.gl is a JavaScript library for rendering interactive 3D data visualization layers on a globe using ThreeJS/WebGL. It wraps the three-globe plugin in a convenient web component, with optional React bindings.

## Use cases
- visualize geographic data points on a 3d globe
- render airline routes or arcs on an interactive globe
- create a world population heatmap on a globe
- show satellite orbits in the browser
- display country polygons and choropleth data in 3d
- embed an interactive earth visualization in a web app

## When to choose
- you need interactive 3D globe visualizations in a web browser
- you want a high-level wrapper around three-globe with sensible defaults
- you're building with React and want globe components via react-globe.gl

## When to avoid
- you need flat 2D maps rather than spherical globes
- you need a full-featured GIS engine with projections and spatial analysis
- your project cannot include ThreeJS/WebGL dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: data-visualization, ui-components, graphics
- domain: data-visualization, web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: globe, webgl, threejs, 3d, spherical-projection, geospatial-visualization, maps, javascript, web

## Member repositories
- vasturiano/globe.gl (main) score 77
- vasturiano/three-globe (backend) score 66
- vasturiano/react-globe.gl (plugin) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.189695+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:25:41.934572+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vasturiano/globe.gl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.189695+00:00, sha e80e53af2916)
  - homepage: https://vasturiano.github.io/globe.gl/example/world-population/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:35.489605+00:00, sha 5e28de33bba0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.