Getting started

Your passportto a live planet.

EARF puts thousands of live cameras from every corner of the world on one map, and anyone can watch. A free account is what makes it yours: favourites on every device, GAIA on every camera, a rank for everywhere you watch, and your EARFguess scores on the leaderboard.

Cost
Free
Card
Never asked for
Sign-up
A couple of minutes
Leaving
Delete any time

Free to watch.Better signed in.

Every camera, the map and the radio work without an account. Signing in adds memory: EARF remembers what you saved, where you have watched and how you play, the same on your phone, laptop and TV.

EARFBoarding passClass V
Passenger classVisitor
From
Here
To
Everywhere
Fare
Free
Seat
Any
  • Every live camera on EARF
  • The radio and every map layer
  • Submit a cameraBetter signed in: it is credited to you
GateOpenNo sign-up
EARFBoarding passClass M
Passenger classMember
From
Here
To
Everywhere
Fare
Free
Seat
Kept
  • Everything on the visitor pass
  • GAIA on every camera
  • Favourites on every device
  • A Theoros watcher rank
  • EARFguess, ranked and Endless
  • Your map style, picture-in-picture and content settings
  • Support tickets from the Help Centre
  • Back EARF as a supporter
GateSign up

What your account keeps.

Favourites

Keep the places you love.

Tap the heart under any camera and it is saved. Sign in on your phone, laptop or TV and your favourites are already there, and your profile works out which country you save the most.

Favourites5 saved
  • Old HarbourReykjavíkLive19:58Night
  • Shibuya CrossingTokyoLive04:58Night
  • Grand CanalVeniceLive21:58Night
  • Times SquareNew YorkLive15:58Day
  • Circular QuaySydneyLive06:58Day

Example favourites. The local times are live.

GAIA

Ask about what you are watching.

GAIA is EARF's built-in guide. Open a camera and ask about the place on screen: what it is, why it matters, and what you would want to know if you were standing there tomorrow. GAIA comes with an account.

GAIAOld Harbour, Reykjavík

What am I looking at?

Reykjavík's Old Harbour, on the south side of Faxaflói bay. Whale-watching and puffin boats leave from these piers, and the glass building on the waterfront is Harpa, the city's concert hall. The long mountain across the water is Esja. On a clear winter night, look north over the bay for the northern lights.

An example answer. GAIA is on every camera for signed-in members.

Theoros

A rank for everywhere you have watched.

Every stream you open while signed in is counted, and Theoros turns the count into a watcher rank. There are twelve, from Newcomer at your first camera to Legend at a hundred thousand.

TheorosHow it climbs
Rank 3 of 12Voyager
100streams watched
  1. Newcomer0
  2. Explorer25
  3. Voyager100
  4. Navigator300
  5. Globetrotter750
  6. Pioneer1,500
  7. Trailblazer3,000
  8. Pathfinder6,000
  9. Cartographer12,000
  10. Vanguard25,000
  11. Luminary50,000
  12. Legend100,000

Signed in, this shows your own rank.

EARFguess

Play the planet.

You are dropped somewhere on Earth with no clues. Read the signs, the road markings, the trees and the light, then pin it on the map. An account keeps your scores, your Endless runs, and the regions you read best and worst.

About EARFguess
EARFguessPlayer record
Best score
4,812
Leaderboard
#12
Games played
37
Average game
3,104
Reads best
Norway4,610
Japan4,402
New Zealand4,180
Catches you out
Brazil1,240
Netherlands1,486
Australia1,702

An example record. Averages are points per round.

Settings

Set it up once.

Pick an avatar and a map style when you join, and change them whenever you like. Keep a stream playing in picture-in-picture while you browse, and decide whether age-restricted content shows.

SettingsSaved to your account
Avatar
Map style
StandardStandard SatelliteSatelliteDarkLightStreetsOutdoorsNavigation DayNavigation Night
Picture-in-pictureKeeps a stream playing while you browse
Age-restricted contentOnly for accounts aged 17 and over

Your first ten minutes.

The first-visit line: five stops, a couple of minutes each.

  1. 00:00

    Make the account

    Email and password first, then a username and a few details. We email you a code to confirm it is you.

  2. 00:02

    Set yourself up

    Choose an avatar and a map style. You can change either whenever you like.

  3. 00:04

    Open the map

    Every camera is pinned where it is filming. Spin the globe, or search a place by name.

  4. 00:06

    Keep one

    Found a view you like? Heart it. That is your first favourite, and your first watch toward a rank.

  5. 00:08

    Play a round

    Try EARFguess and find out how well you really know the planet.

Departures

Beyond the cameras.

Local time19:58

Questions.

Anything else? Signed in, you can open a ticket from the Help Centre.

Is EARF free?

Yes. Watching, the map, the radio, EARFguess and the account itself cost nothing. EARF is paid for by a small number of ads and by members who choose to support it. Supporting is optional, and it never locks a camera away from anyone.

What do I need to sign up?

An email address, a password, a username, your name, your country and your date of birth. Your date of birth decides whether age-restricted content can be switched on, which needs you to be 17 or over. No card and no payment details, ever.

Do I need an account to watch?

No. Every camera, the map and the radio work signed out. An account is for GAIA, EARFguess, and keeping things: favourites, rank, scores and settings.

Can I submit a camera without an account?

Yes, anyone can. Signed in, the submission is credited to you and it is easier for us to follow up with you about it.

How do I get help?

Signed in, open a ticket from the Help Centre and follow the conversation there. Replies come to your email as well. Help Centre

Can I delete my account?

Yes, any time, from the Privacy section of your profile settings.

I run a live camera. Can it go on EARF?

Yes, and it is free. Grow Your Stream explains how listing works and what happens to your views. Grow Your Stream

Final call

Now boarding:everywhere.

Make the account, open the map, and go wherever you like.