I’ve been struggling to find a single place that combines actual AIS tanker data with the current Strait of Hormuz situation, so I spent the last few days putting this dashboard together. The dashboard shows live or near‑live tanker traffic through the strait, how many ships are currently moving versus waiting around the approaches, how fast they’re going, and a rough “Days Until Dark” estimate for how many days of oil cover different countries have if the disruption continues. Under the hood I’m using AIS positions for tankers in a small box around Hormuz plus public country‑level numbers for oil reserves and consumption. I filter/tag ships by status (transit / anchored / waiting) and run a simple model that turns changes in flow through the strait into an approximate “days of cover” number for each country. The viz is built with some light scripting for preprocessing and a custom JS + Leaflet + chart setup, hosted as a static page on GitHub Pages. The code is open‑source, and you can plug in your own AIS feed if you have one. I’m also writing up a bit more background and updates on Substack, and there’s a small “Support this project” button in the corner for anyone who wants to help me keep it running :) With 24 hours until the Trump April deadline, tracking what’s actually happening is more useful than just reading hot takes – roughly 20% of global oil flows through a 33 km chokepoint. I’d really appreciate feedback from this sub on what you’d change or add to make this a better way to see the crisis at a glance. submitted by /u/we93
Originally posted by u/we93 on r/ArtificialInteligence