Open Infrastructure Map
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Open Infrastructure Map
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#2This is just power lines tagged in Open Street Maps. [Edit: as comments noted power is just the default view, this is still just human curated OSM data]
If you want telecom https://www.infrapedia.com/ is the go to source, but it requires a login. Carriers generally don't want their route maps publicly accessible unless you are committed to regularly updating them.
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#3Love this! Would be even better if there were labels / wiki links on the infrastructure. For instance, there's a huge pipeline across Asia, and I'd like to know what it's called,
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#4Should we be marking key infrastructure, utilities don't distribute this information for a reason.
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#5Should we be marking key infrastructure, utilities don't distribute this information for a reason.
Yes we should. Security through obscurity is a myth
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#6So much geo stuff on HN today! hallelujah
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#7This is just power lines tagged in Open Street Maps. [Edit: as comments noted power is just the default view, this is still just human curated OSM data] If you want telecom https://www.infrapedia.com/ is the go to source, but it requires a login. Carriers generally don't want their route maps publicly accessible unless you are committed to regularly updating them.
"Power" is the only layer enabled by default, but there are additional layers for Telecom, Oil & Gas, Water, and Solar.
Looks like openinframap has more towers, but infrapedia has some other data that's missing from openinfra.
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#8Should we be marking key infrastructure, utilities don't distribute this information for a reason.
People used to get really upset about such datasets because terrorism/vandalism/etc. But eventually more sane opinions prevailed as attackers don't use this type of data - they either have insider knowledge already or just drive around to scope out targets.
DHS now publishes a ton of open datasets to help with disaster planning, emergency response, and infrastructure hardening. https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/search?collect...
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#9Should we be marking key infrastructure, utilities don't distribute this information for a reason.
I get the feeling an adversary who wants to know where they can cause the most mayhem of this nature already does. I think a map is ultimately unnecessary anyway; I'd guess it's more appealing to sabotage remotely using computer networking vulnerabilities than to risk a field agent.
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#10Should we be marking key infrastructure, utilities don't distribute this information for a reason.
People used to get really upset about such datasets because terrorism/vandalism/etc. But eventually more sane opinions prevailed as attackers don't use this type of data - they either have insider knowledge already or just drive around to scope out targets. DHS now publishes a ton of open datasets to help with disaster planning, emergency response, and infrastructure hardening. https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcg…
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