v1.2.0

koala73/worldmonitorv1.2.0Feb 14, 2026by koala73

AI Summary

Adds live news panels, military flight tracking, and AIS vessel tracking to the existing map infrastructure, alongside significant security hardening and map improvements.

Key Highlights

Live News Panel with YouTube mute/play controls
Military Flight Tracking using OpenSky proxy
AIS Vessel Tracking via Railway WebSocket relay
Security hardening with XSS protection and server-side API keys
Map improvements including strategic ports layer and region selector

New Features

Live News Panel with mute/play controls
Military Flight Tracking with callsign detection
Global Flight Delays integration (FAA NASSTATUS)
AIS Vessel Tracking via Railway WebSocket
Protest Tracking via ACLED + GDELT data
Fullscreen Mode for TV/wall displays
GDELT Doc API integration for live intelligence

Full Release Notes

## World Monitor v1.2.0

### New Features
- **Live News Panel**: YouTube live stream switcher with mute/play controls
- **Military Flight Tracking**: OpenSky proxy, military callsign detection, vessel tracking
- **Global Flight Delays**: FAA NASSTATUS integration
- **AIS Vessel Tracking**: Live WebSocket relay via Railway
- **Protest Tracking**: ACLED + GDELT geocoded protest data
- **Fullscreen Mode**: Toggle for TV/wall display setups
- **GDELT Doc API**: Live intelligence article feed

### Map Improvements
- Zoom-aware layer visibility
- Shareable map state URLs
- Batch market and RSS fetches
- Strategic ports layer on shipping overlay
- Region selector (EU, Asia, LatAm, Africa, Oceania)

### Infrastructure
- Circuit breaker for Yahoo Finance rate limiting
- Railway WebSocket relay for AIS shipping data
- OpenSky OAuth2 authentication
- Wingbits as fallback flight data source

### Security
- XSS hardening across Map, Market, Prediction, Economic panels
- Server-side FRED API key
- ACLED token moved to server-side proxy
- Input validation on proxy endpoints

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/koala73/worldmonitor/compare/v1.0.0...v1.2.0