Live cams
Global YouTube live camera locations — city, coastal, nature, disaster-prevention, animal, train, landmark and airport streams on an interactive map.
Quick answer: compare official sources, download formats, coverage, licensing, and practical GIS workflows in this Live cams directory.
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Live camera datasets map thousands of geolocated YouTube streams — from Japanese disaster-prevention networks to wildlife feeds and landmark views.
Each camera carries its live status, concurrent viewer counts and category, with playback available through TV Atlas (tvatlas.app).
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5,352 geolocated YouTube live cameras across 111 countries — city, coast, nature, animal, train, landmark, airport and disaster-prevention streams with live status and viewer counts.
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From geolocated YouTube live streams with per-camera metadata: title, country, category, live status, concurrent viewer counts, thumbnails and embed URLs.
is_live and concurrent viewer counts reflect the last data refresh. Individual streams start and stop continuously, so treat counts as a snapshot.
Playback is available on TV Atlas (https://tvatlas.app/live-cameras) — open a camera on the map here, then follow the watch link to view the live stream.