OpenGridWorks: The Electricity Infrasctructure, Mapped(opengridworks.com)
115 points byjonbraun13 hours ago |11 comments
eliaspro6 hours ago
The map is missing a proper attribution as it is required by OpenStreetMap when using the project's data: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/attribution-guide/
zvqcMMV6Zcr13 minutes ago
Nice. I had no idea that nearby paper mill includes 200MW of power generation.
nullhole7 hours ago
Related, mapping of OSM infrastructure data:

https://openinframap.org/

reconnecting5 hours ago
It takes over 150% CPU and counting. I'm not sure that this page is even loaded in full since it overheated the whole system. This is definitely not cool.
curiouscrow558 hours ago
This is really cool! As a weird coincidence I was actually working on something similar focusing on datacenter load per ISO literally earlier today! https://energy-vis-chi.vercel.app/
VectorLock7 hours ago
Man thats a beautiful looking map and shows datacenters and other infrastructure too. Very rad.
iso163148 minutes ago
Massively slow

Completely inaccurate, claiming the uk is currently producing 115GW of electricity for example

mcbishop6 hours ago
This is awesome. It'd be even more awesome if it was easier to show a power plant's info upon hover / click. ...It's currently too much of a cat-and-mouse game for me.
topspin4 hours ago
Another auto spinning globe with no way to turn that off.

At this point I'm convinced all these globe apps are copying the same examples from somewhere and inheriting the same gimmick.

Johnny_Bonk8 hours ago
This is extremely cool especially for me since I work in sustainability. Wondering if theres a github attached or open to sharing the data or collaborate?
eliaspro4 hours ago
The map uses OpenStreetMap as data source.

If you're not using the OSM API, there are also full exports of the complete dataset available at https://planet.openstreetmap.org/

ninininino5 hours ago
its like a military targeting map for our geopolitical adversaries
blitzar1 hour ago
If all the schools are on google maps it makes it harder to claim "I thought it was a military base ... and even if it was a school the other guys definately did it"

Or we could just stop spending trillions bombing each other and get back to work.

CabSauce4 hours ago
Or domestic. I'm shocked this information is this available.
pbmonster1 hour ago
It is simply difficult to hide. You can just go and look at the infrastructure, after all. I bet almost all the information is from OpenStreetmaps, and people just walked around and added all the power lines, substations and powerplants they saw by hand.

And sure, you can bury the cables, or you can try keeping the output of your powerplants secret. But then the infrastructure nerds (or foreign spies) just count coal hopper railway cars per day and analyze cooling tower dimensions.