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ARGOS ATLAS vs OSIRIS AI: Live Ships, Conflict and Cameras
A comparison by the ARGOS ATLAS team. Facts about the alternatives were checked on October 9, 2026 against their own sites, repositories and app stores. All comparisons →
ARGOS ATLAS
A live map with ships, verified events, cameras and recording
Best for Anyone who wants to see what's happening live, with verified context
OSIRIS
An OSINT panel whose ships and conflict zones are static
OSIRIS (osirisai.live) is an OSINT panel on a globe; ARGOS ATLAS is a live map with around 21,800 ships against OSIRIS's 0, conflict events verified by photo or video and almost five times as many cameras.
| Criterion | ARGOS ATLAS | OSIRIS |
|---|---|---|
| Live ships | About 21,800 | 0 live |
| Conflict events | 1,715 verified | 15 fixed zones |
| Public cameras | 200,000+ | 41,392 |
| Live flights | About 15,000 | 10,865 on its counter |
| History | 7 or 90 days, ARGOS PRO | Not listed |
| Recording | Up to 15, on DISTRICT | Not listed |
| Geofence alerts | On DISTRICT | Not listed |
| AI analyst | Included in DISTRICT | Your own key |
Live ships: 21,800 against zero
On 9 October OSIRIS's maritime layer returned 0 live ships: it shows 52 ports and 10 straits with fixed data, each port labelled "LIVE: 0", and its own README calls it static naval intelligence. ARGOS ATLAS follows around 21,800 ships at a time, with 1,559 vessels on sanctions lists flagged and 1,078 ports on the map. On DISTRICT you can replay each ship's track over the last 7 days, and on DIVISION over the last 90.
Cameras and ships on the map, 9 October 2026
ARGOS ATLASOSIRIS
Public cameras
200,00041,392Live ships
21,8000Verified events against fixed zones
OSIRIS draws 15 fixed conflict zones and pins press headlines next to the centre of each one: it tells you what's being published about a region, not where each thing happened. ARGOS ATLAS places 1,715 events from the last 90 days, geolocated by photo or video (1,276 with video), across 16 war fronts, plus thousands of conflict events and 70 GPS-jamming zones, with military flights and sanctioned ships on the same map.
More cameras and more flights
OSIRIS's counter showed 41,392 cameras and 10,865 flights. ARGOS ATLAS brings together more than 200,000 public cameras, over 20,000 with video, each with its own card, latest image and capture time, and follows around 15,000 aircraft at a time, civil and military, with live control-tower audio at many airports.
Recording, history, alerts and AI
OSIRIS's documentation lists no camera recording, no flight history and no configurable alerts, and its advanced AI runs on your own provider key, with the bill in your name. With DISTRICT (US$22.05 US$62.99 or €19.95 €56.99 a month), ARGOS ATLAS records up to 15 cameras with a 24-hour archive, keeps 7 days of flights and ships, warns you with geofences and includes the ARGOS AI analyst, with no extra keys. DIVISION extends history to 90 days.
Open the live map and watch the ships crossing the Strait of Gibraltar right now; recording, history and alerts come with the ARGOS PRO plans. More tools compared in the best OSINT maps.
Frequently asked questions
What is OSIRIS (osirisai.live)?
It's an OSINT panel that gathers flights, cameras and headlines on a globe; not to be confused with Osiris AI, a Ukrainian drone company. ARGOS ATLAS is a different tool: a live map with ships, conflict events verified by photo or video and more than 200,000 public cameras.
Does OSIRIS show live ships?
No. On 9 October 2026 its maritime layer returned 0 live ships and showed 52 ports and 10 straits with fixed data, which its own README calls static naval intelligence. ARGOS ATLAS follows around 21,800 ships at a time, with 1,559 vessels on sanctions lists flagged.
Which one has more cameras?
ARGOS ATLAS, with almost five times as many: more than 200,000 public cameras, over 20,000 with video, each with its own card, latest image and capture time. OSIRIS's public counter showed 41,392 cameras on 9 October 2026.
Which OSIRIS alternative has recording and alerts?
ARGOS ATLAS: on the DISTRICT plan it records up to 15 cameras with a 24-hour archive, keeps 7 days of flights and ships and warns you with geofences when something enters or leaves an area. OSIRIS's documentation lists no recording, no history and no configurable alerts.
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