Places Spatial study / 01

Geography as
context, not identity.

Explore the Maldives. Select a group, find an island, and follow its published record.

1561 mapped features

Layers

BuildingsOpen footprints, drawn as you zoom into an island© OpenStreetMap contributors · © Microsoft · ODbL
ReefsReef outlines below 400 km© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · context, not a survey
Airports, ports and roadsRunways, harbours, jetties, bridges, roads, lagoons and beaches© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Open-Meteo · Cleared for adapter work (RA-GEO-LIVE-SRC-003); not yet authorised for public use.
RainViewer · Blocked for Maldives radar: the free API gives past frames only and Maldives coverage is not demonstrated (RA-GEO-LIVE-SRC-003).
Open-Meteo · Cleared for adapter work (RA-GEO-LIVE-SRC-003); not yet authorised for public use.
Open-Meteo · Cleared for adapter work (RA-GEO-LIVE-SRC-003); not yet authorised for public use.
WindWind speed and direction (10 m)On hold
Wind gustsPeak wind gust speedOn hold
Rain and thunderstormsPrecipitation and convective activityOn hold
TemperatureAir temperature (2 m)On hold
HumidityRelative humidity (2 m)On hold
PressureSea level pressureOn hold
CloudsTotal cloud coverOn hold
VisibilityVisibility distanceOn hold
UV indexUltraviolet radiationOn hold
Air qualityFine particulate matter (PM2.5)On hold
Sea temperatureSea surface temperatureOn hold
WavesWave height and directionOn hold
SwellPrimary swell height and directionOn hold
Wind wavesLocal wind-generated wavesOn hold
CurrentsSurface sea currentsOn hold
Sea levelTide level and sea heightOn hold
Rain accumulationTotal rainfall, next 24 hoursOn hold
Weather radarRegional radar compositeBlocked
SatelliteInfrared cloud imageryRainViewer satellite IR was discontinued on 01 Jan 2026.On hold
AircraftLive ADS-B aircraft in viewADSB.lol (coverage not demonstrated) · OpenSky Network (agreement required) · awaiting a Maldives-capable approved source and a Raajje Archive backend proxyCandidate
Tidal currentsTide-driven current strengthNo source
Tide gaugesMeasured sea level at Maldives stationsIOC Sea Level Monitoring Facility (CC BY 4.0) · awaiting an access key and Maldives station-health validationCandidate
EarthquakesRecent events, magnitude and depthUSGS earthquake feed (cleared for adapter work) · awaiting the adapter and Project Lead activation; not a tsunami warningCandidate
Global hazardsCyclones, floods and other GDACS eventsGDACS (context only, cleared for adapter work) · awaiting the adapter and Project Lead activation; never a substitute for official Maldives warningsCandidate
VesselsAIS ship positionsAISStream (server-side key, rights and coverage pending) · awaiting a server-side adapter, rights review and a Maldives coverage testCandidate
Tropical systemsCyclones, disturbances and tracksNo source
Weather warningsOfficial alerts and advisoriesAwaiting Maldives Meteorological ServiceNo source
Fishing conditionsWind, waves and productive areasNo source
Marine hazardsRough seas, high waves, strong currentsNo source
Verified community evidenceConnect reports verified by Raajje Archive, with date, source type and evidence stateRaajje Archive Connect (reviewed and verified reports only) · awaiting verified, publication-approved Connect evidence; none is published yet, and unverified reports are never shown as factsCandidate

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Source, representation and publication details

One record per polygon feature in the official OneMap Island layer; not the national statistical island count. Particle symbols represent the archive's published centroids. Live official OneMap outlines provide geographic context and are not represented as archive records, terrain or measured elevation. Group labels use the released administrative grouping.

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Geomatics Department, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Republic of Maldives · Geomatics Data Usage License · RA-P0-02-v1 · 1561 approved records.

Release SHA-256: 8d58dac31b2b1ce4f0084aaee20f7c41086f32f6ec320d72d43dff2bf1617e3f

OneMap Island layer ↗

Open building geometry for 1204 inhabited islands (residential and resort islands of the canonical release whose outline is in OpenStreetMap): footprints from OpenStreetMap (ODbL-1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors), supplemented by Microsoft Global ML Building Footprints (release 2026-02-03, ODbL-1.0, © Microsoft) where OpenStreetMap has no footprint. Buildings rise only where the source gives a height or a floor count (× 3 m); every other footprint stays flat. Drawn as context, not as an archive record.

Reefs: 2,768 OpenStreetMap reef polygons (ODbL-1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors), simplified to about 5 m and drawn below atoll height as context. They are not a Raajje Archive reef boundary, bathymetry or survey; the official OneMap reef layer remains awaiting rights.

Illustrative 3D models (not live traffic, not a record of any aircraft or vessel): boats from the Kenney Watercraft Kit (CC0); "Boeing 747" by Miha Lunar and "Sea Plane" by Neil M, Creative Commons Attribution, via Poly Pizza. Aircraft stand positions and harbour areas © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Gulhifalhu planned land use: Ministry of Finance and Planning Land Use Plan (third amendment, 29 May 2025), a plan, not built, placed approximately.

Map layers are third-party context, not Raajje Archive records. Each is read live by your browser from its provider, drawn between sampled points, and labelled with the provider's own observation time:

Open-Meteo ↗ · CC BY 4.0 data; Free API use is non-commercial · Forecast model data, sampled on a grid across the Maldives.
RainViewer ↗ · Free Weather Maps API has limited-use terms · Radar tiles. Satellite IR was discontinued by the provider on 01 Jan 2026.

Source attribution

Source attribution metadata is pending a controlled publication update. No attribution text is inferred by the frontend.

Source attribution

Source attribution metadata is pending a controlled publication update. No attribution text is inferred by the frontend.