No. TestTheGlobe.com is an independent evidence-first project. It links to primary agencies such as NOAA, USNO, GPS.gov, and airlines when those sources are relevant, but it is not affiliated with any government body.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about how TestTheGlobe.com works, what final versus beta means, and how to challenge or reuse a page fairly.
Is TestTheGlobe.com a government or NASA site?
What if my own measurement disagrees with a page?
That is exactly the kind of check the site is built for. Note your location, time, equipment, and assumptions, then compare them with the page's Evidence Card. Small differences often come from refraction, clock drift, lens distortion, or weather, not from hiding the math.
How do you correct mistakes?
Substantive fixes are logged on the public changelog. Final pages show a last-reviewed date on the Evidence Card and link to the correction policy on the About page. If a repeatable observation falsifies a published prediction, the page should be updated or retracted.
What does beta versus final mean?
Final releases are promoted when the formula, graphic, sources, and falsification criteria are stable enough to feature first. Beta pages are still in progress, useful, but may change. Use ?beta=1 or the site-search beta toggle to preview beta pages intentionally.
How should I use the tools best?
Start from one claim, keep time and coordinates fixed, then compare models side by side. Share the URL so someone else can rerun the same state. Pair a tool with its related debunk or experiment when you want both the numbers and a field check.
Does the site claim things are “proved” or “debunked”?
Debunk is the name of a page type here, a structured response to one flat-Earth claim, not a declaration that the argument is finished forever. Titles and quotes may repeat wording like “prove a local Sun” because that is how the claim is usually framed. In the site’s own conclusions, prefer predicts, is inconsistent with, and fits the observation better over proves or debunked. Each final page also states what observation would falsify it.
Is this site only for arguing with flat-Earthers?
No. The same pages work for curious beginners, teachers, pilots, sailors, or anyone who wants transparent geometry instead of slogans. You can use the tools without caring about online debates at all.
How are external sources ranked?
Primary technical references come first: agency docs, standards, observatory tables, and airline or airport pages. Secondary explainers are used only when they point back to those primaries. The full curated library lives on the Sources page.
How can I challenge a page constructively?
Read the Evidence Card, identify which assumption you dispute, run the linked tool or experiment with your own numbers, and compare the falsification criterion. If you have a repeatable counter-example, note the page slug and the observation conditions.