Nexus — Infrastructure Intelligence

⚡ POWER

💧 WATER

✈ AIR

🚂 RAIL

⚓ PORTS

US Grid — EIA Hourly Monitor

Power Infrastructure0

Nuclear Fleet0

US Demand

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Generation

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Nuclear Output

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Renewables

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Canadian Grid

~650 TWh/yr · 60% hydro · One of the cleanest grids globally
Provincial Crown utilities tracked: BC Hydro, Alberta ISO, SaskPower, Manitoba Hydro, IESO (ON), Hydro-Québec, NB Power, NS Power

USGS Streamflow Gauges

Major River Gauges0

Active Gauges

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Flood Alerts

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Water Infrastructure

The US has approximately 91,000 dams, 155,000 public water systems, and 16,000 wastewater treatment facilities. USGS maintains 10,000+ real-time streamflow gauges monitored continuously via satellite telemetry.

US Dams

91,457

National Inventory of Dams

Public Water Systems

~155K

EPA SDWIS

🇺🇸 Airport Status (FAA NAS)

US Airport Markers0

Airports Monitored

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Current Delays

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🇨🇦 Canadian Airports

Canadian Airport Markers0

National Airspace

FAA NAS: ~45,000 daily flights across 520 towered airports. NAV CANADA: 18M km² airspace (world's 2nd largest), 7 FIRs, ~3,500 daily flights. No public delay API from NAV CANADA — Canadian markers show locations only.

Daily US Flights

~45K

🇨🇦 Daily Flights

~3.5K

🛂 Border Wait Times (CBP/CBSA)

Border Crossing Markers0

Crossings Monitored

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US-Canada · US-Mexico

Max Passenger Wait

—min

Busiest port

Max Commercial Wait

—min

Busiest port

Ports With Delays

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Passenger wait > 15 min

🇨🇦 US-CANADA CROSSINGS

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🇲🇽 US-MEXICO CROSSINGS

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Border Intelligence

US-bound wait times from CBP (bwt.cbp.gov) — updated hourly by each port of entry. Canada-bound wait times from CBSA (cbsa-asfc.gc.ca) — updated every 15-30 minutes at major crossings. Commercial and passenger lane data shown separately.

🇨🇦 Annual Crossings

~73M

Passenger vehicles

🇲🇽 Annual Crossings

~132M

Passenger vehicles

Note: Wait times are estimates by CBP officers. Accuracy varies — commercial vehicle times are self-reported. NEXUS/SENTRI/FAST trusted traveler lanes shown when available. All times US-bound unless marked 🇨🇦→.

Corridor Intelligence

Active Trains (Viewport)

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Amtrak · VIA · Brightline

Highway Events (Viewport)

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BC · AB · ON · NY

Total Trains (All)

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Total Events (All)

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🚂 Rail (Amtrak/VIA/Brightline)0

⚠ Highway Events (511)0

Data filtered to current map viewport · Pan/zoom then refresh

🚂 Active Trains

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⚠ Highway Events

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Corridor Data Sources

Rail positions from Amtraker v3 (community API wrapping Amtrak's internal tracking). Highway events from provincial/state 511 systems using Open511 and v2 REST APIs. All data viewport-filtered client-side to reduce noise.

Amtraker v3 REST ~15 MIN

Endpoint: api-v3.amtraker.com/v3/trains | Coverage: Amtrak + VIA Rail + Brightline | No auth

DriveBC Open511 REST

Endpoint: api.open511.gov.bc.ca/events | Coverage: BC provincial highways | OGL-BC

511 Alberta REST

Endpoint: 511.alberta.ca/api/v2/get/event | Coverage: AB provincial highways

511 Ontario REST

Endpoint: 511on.ca/api/v2/get/event | Coverage: ON provincial highways (MTO)

511 New York REST

Endpoint: 511ny.org/api/v2/get/event | Coverage: NY state highways (NYSDOT)

Port Overview

Total Ports Tracked

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US · Canada · Mexico

NOAA PORTS® Linked

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6-min real-time data

Container TEU (Top 10)

—M

Annual throughput

Tonnage (Top 10)

—M

Short tons/yr

Port Markers (All)0

🇺🇸 US Ports0

🇨🇦 Canadian Ports0

🇲🇽 Mexican Ports0

OpenSeaMap OverlayTILES

🛳 Live Vessels (AIS Stream)0

🛳 AIS Vessel Intelligence

WebSocket DISCONNECTED

Vessels in View

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Msgs/sec

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Inbound AIS rate

AISStream.io Status

Key encrypted in-session · aisstream.io stream ready

OPACITY 80%

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🔍 Vessel Search

Type a name or MMSI to find a vessel in the live stream

🇺🇸 US Ports (28)

🇨🇦 Canadian Ports (13)

🇲🇽 Mexican Ports (10)

NOAA CO-OPS Real-Time

Real-time water level, wind, temperature, and visibility from NOAA PORTS® equipped stations. Updated every 6 minutes. Only available for US ports with CO-OPS sensors.

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IMF PortWatch Activity

Weekly port call estimates from the IMF/Oxford PortWatch platform using AIS satellite data. Covers 1,985 ports globally. Updated Tuesdays 9 AM ET.

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Base Map

CartoDB Dark

OSM Dark

Satellite

Topo

Boundary Overlays

US StatesTIGER

US CountiesTIGER

🇨🇦 ProvincesStatCan

Operation Theme

Activity Log

Logistics Monitor

Floating overlay showing live counts from aviation, maritime, rail, border, and highway feeds. Persists across tab switches. Draggable.

Data Refresh

Auto-refresh: 5 min (grid/airports/ports) · 10 min (borders) · 15 min (water)

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⚠️ Alpha Disclaimer

Nexus is an alpha prototype for informational and research purposes only. Infrastructure data is sourced from public government APIs (EIA, USGS, FAA, NOAA, StatCan) and may be incomplete, delayed, or contain errors. Port tonnage and TEU figures are reference estimates from USACE, Transport Canada, and SCT. This tool should not be used for operational decisions, navigation, emergency response, or investment analysis. Always verify information with official sources.

📡 About Nexus

Nexus is a real-time infrastructure intelligence platform by Borealis AI. It monitors the North American power grid, water systems, aviation network, maritime ports, vessel traffic, rail corridors, and land border crossings by integrating data from the US Energy Information Administration, USGS Water Services, FAA National Airspace System, NOAA CO-OPS, CBP Border Wait Times, CBSA, Amtraker, provincial/state 511 systems, AISStream.io, and Canadian provincial grid operators.

All data is fetched client-side from public government APIs. No backend required. Single-file HTML with CartoDB Dark Matter tiles.

⚡ Power Grid — US (EIA)

EIA Hourly Grid Monitor API v2

Endpoint: api.eia.gov/v2/electricity/rto/ | Freq: Hourly | Data: Demand + gen by fuel type for 65 BAs

Generation Mix Context REFERENCE

Natural Gas (~40%): Dominant, fast-ramping. Summer AC peaks.

Nuclear (~19%): Baseload, 93% CF. 54 plants, 93 reactors, ~775 TWh/yr.

Coal (~16%): Declining. Many plants retiring by 2030.

Wind (~10%): Variable. Great Plains. Overnight/spring peak.

Hydro (~6%): Seasonal. Pacific NW. Spring snowmelt.

Solar (~5%): Fastest-growing. Midday peak. CISO leads.

🇨🇦 Power Grid — Canada

~650 TWh/yr, 60% hydro — one of the cleanest grids globally. Provincial Crown utilities operate independently. 10 operators tracked.

IESO (Ontario) / AESO (Alberta) PUBLIC

ON: 25 GW, Nuc 55% + Hydro 24%. AB: 16 GW, Gas 65% + Wind 15%. Only deregulated province.

BC Hydro / Hydro-Québec CROWN

BC: 12.6 GW, 95%+ hydro. Major US exporter. QC: 44 GW (largest NA hydro utility), exports to ISNE/NYIS.

MB · SK · NB · NS · NL · PEI CROWN

MB: 97% hydro. SK: Gas 45%. NB: Pt Lepreau 660MW. NS: Off coal 2030. NL: Churchill Falls 5,428 MW. PEI: Wind 25%, NB cable.

☢ Nuclear Fleet

US: 54 plants / 93 reactors / ~775 TWh/yr. Canada: 4 stations / 19 CANDU reactors. Bruce Power (ON): 6,384 MW — world's largest operating nuclear station.

Canadian CANDU Fleet CNSC

Bruce: 6,384 MW / 8u. Darlington: 3,512 MW. Pickering: 3,094 MW. Pt Lepreau: 660 MW.

🚰 Water Systems (USGS)

USGS Instantaneous Values REST

Endpoint: waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/iv/ | Params: 00060 (cfs), 00065 (ft) | CORS ✓

Flow Classification HEURISTIC

High (>50K cfs): Flood risk. Normal: 100–50K. Low (<100): Drought.

✈️ Aviation

FAA NAS Status XML

Endpoint: nasstatus.faa.gov/api/airport-status-information | 30 US airports tracked.

NAV CANADA STATIC

20 airports (YYZ–YXY). No public delay API. Markers show locations only.

🚢 Ports & Maritime

51 major ports across 3 countries — the backbone of North American trade. 28 US, 13 Canadian, 10 Mexican container/tonnage ports with real-time conditions and weekly activity tracking.

NOAA CO-OPS / PORTS® REST 6-MIN

Endpoint: api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/api/prod/datagetter | Products: water_level, wind, air_temp, water_temp, visibility, air_pressure | No auth

IMF PortWatch ArcGIS

Source: IMF/Oxford AIS satellite data | Coverage: 1,985 global ports | Update: Weekly (Tuesdays) | CORS ✓

OpenSeaMap TILES

Tiles: tiles.openseamap.org | Buoys, beacons, lighthouses, depth data overlay | ODbL licensed

AISStream.io WSS REAL-TIME

Endpoint: wss://stream.aisstream.io/v0/stream | Auth: Free API key (GitHub login) | Protocol: WebSocket with JSON subscription

Performance: Server-side bbox filtering → client-side MMSI dedup → 2s batch render → 500 vessel cap. Auto-reconnect on viewport change. Zero resources when layer off.

Data: Position, speed (SOG), heading/course (COG), nav status (anchored/underway/moored). Popups link to MarineTraffic and VesselFinder for enrichment.

Port Coverage REFERENCE

🇺🇸 US (28): LA, Long Beach, NY/NJ, Savannah, Houston, Virginia, Seattle, Tacoma, Charleston, Oakland + 18 bulk/tonnage. Source: USACE 2022–24.

🇨🇦 Canada (13): Vancouver (158M mt), Montreal, Prince Rupert, Halifax, Saint John, Quebec City, Sept-Îles + 6 regional. 17 Canada Port Authorities handle 60%+ of national marine tonnage.

🇲🇽 Mexico (10): Manzanillo (3.9M TEU), Lázaro Cárdenas, Veracruz, Altamira + 6 regional. Top 4 handle 91% of container traffic. Source: SCT/SICT 2024.

🛂 Border Crossings

23 major land border crossings — 13 US-Canada, 10 US-Mexico. Real-time wait times from two government sources provide bidirectional visibility into cross-border vehicle flow.

CBP Border Wait Times REST HOURLY

Endpoint: bwt.cbp.gov/api/waittimes | Data: Passenger, commercial, NEXUS/SENTRI lanes + delay minutes | US-bound | No auth

CBSA Wait Times CSV

Endpoint: cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/bwt-taf/bwt-eng.csv | Data: Canada-bound commercial + traveller flow | 29 crossings | 15-30 min updates

Coverage REFERENCE

🇨🇦 Canada (13): Ambassador Bridge (busiest intl crossing by volume), Blue Water, Peace Bridge, Peace Arch, Pacific Hwy + 8 major crossings. ~73M passenger vehicles/yr.

🇲🇽 Mexico (10): San Ysidro (busiest land port globally), Laredo WTB, El Paso BOTA, Otay Mesa + 6 key crossings. ~132M passenger vehicles/yr.

🗺️ Boundaries

🇺🇸 TIGER: States, Counties | 🇨🇦 StatCan: Provinces (WMS 1.1.1 — axis-order fix for ArcGIS)

🚂 Corridor Intelligence

Real-time rail positions and highway event monitoring across North America. Train positions from Amtraker v3 (community API). Highway events from provincial/state 511 systems. All data viewport-filtered — only shows what's in your current map view.

Amtraker v3 REST ~15 MIN

Coverage: Amtrak (~300 daily trains, 500+ stations), VIA Rail Canada (4 routes), Brightline Florida. | Data: Lat/lng, speed, heading, delay minutes, route, origin/destination.

511 Highway Events REST

🇨🇦 BC: DriveBC Open511 — closures, incidents, weather events on provincial highways.

🇨🇦 AB: 511 Alberta v2 — highway events, construction, special events.

🇨🇦 ON: 511 Ontario v2 — MTO highway events, closures, construction.

🇺🇸 NY: 511NY v2 — NYSDOT highway events, incidents, work zones.

⚙️ Interface

Theme engine: Emerald / Cobalt / Amber / Crimson — localStorage persistent

Base maps: CartoDB Dark Matter · OSM Dark · Esri Satellite · OpenTopoMap

Auto-refresh: EIA+FAA 5min · USGS 15min | Badge: NOMINAL (0) · ELEVATED (1–2) · DISRUPTED (3+)