Infrastructure
Submarine Cable Map
The undersea cables that carry the internet between continents
submarinecablemap.comOpen
Resource Watch alternatives
Resource Watch: hundreds of maps on environment, energy, food and society. Here are 31 other maps that do a similar job, 31 of them completely free.
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InfrastructureLive
Electricity Maps
Live carbon intensity and power sources of electricity grids worldwide
app.electricitymaps.comOpen
Transport
OpenRailwayMap
Worldwide map of railway lines, stations, signals and track speeds
openrailwaymap.orgOpen
Infrastructure
Open Infrastructure Map
Power lines, pipelines and telecoms infrastructure from OpenStreetMap
openinframap.orgOpen
Infrastructure
Global Energy Monitor
Trackers and maps of coal, gas, oil and renewable projects worldwide
globalenergymonitor.orgOpen
Geopolitics
GPSJam
Daily map of likely GPS interference around the world
gpsjam.orgOpen
Infrastructure
CellMapper
Crowdsourced map of cell towers and mobile network coverage
cellmapper.netOpen
Live trackersLive
Satellite Map
Map of Starlink and other satellite constellations, with ground stations
satellitemap.spaceOpen
GeopoliticsLive
IODA Internet Outage Detection
Map of internet outages and shutdowns by country and region
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.eduOpen
Infrastructure
Starlink Availability Map
Where Starlink satellite internet is available and coming soon
starlink.comOpen
Infrastructure
US Energy Atlas
Maps of US power plants, pipelines, refineries and energy resources
atlas.eia.govOpen
Infrastructure
Global Solar Atlas
Solar energy potential for anywhere on Earth
globalsolaratlas.infoOpen
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Submarine Cable Map
The undersea cables that carry the internet between continents
submarinecablemap.comOpen
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Electricity Maps
Live carbon intensity and power sources of electricity grids worldwide
app.electricitymaps.comOpen
Transport
OpenRailwayMap
Worldwide map of railway lines, stations, signals and track speeds
openrailwaymap.orgOpen
Infrastructure
Open Infrastructure Map
Power lines, pipelines and telecoms infrastructure from OpenStreetMap
openinframap.orgOpen
Infrastructure
Global Energy Monitor
Trackers and maps of coal, gas, oil and renewable projects worldwide
globalenergymonitor.orgOpen
Geopolitics
GPSJam
Daily map of likely GPS interference around the world
gpsjam.orgOpen
Infrastructure
CellMapper
Crowdsourced map of cell towers and mobile network coverage
cellmapper.netOpen
Live trackersLive
Satellite Map
Map of Starlink and other satellite constellations, with ground stations
satellitemap.spaceOpen
GeopoliticsLive
IODA Internet Outage Detection
Map of internet outages and shutdowns by country and region
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.eduOpen
Infrastructure
Starlink Availability Map
Where Starlink satellite internet is available and coming soon
starlink.comOpen
Infrastructure
US Energy Atlas
Maps of US power plants, pipelines, refineries and energy resources
atlas.eia.govOpen
Infrastructure
Global Solar Atlas
Solar energy potential for anywhere on Earth
globalsolaratlas.infoOpen
Infrastructure
Global Wind Atlas
Wind resource maps for anywhere on Earth
globalwindatlas.infoOpen
Infrastructure
Infrapedia
Map of global internet infrastructure: cables, data centres and exchanges
infrapedia.comOpen
Infrastructure
nPerf Coverage Map
Mobile network coverage from speed tests, by operator
nperf.comOpen
Infrastructure
US Wind Turbine Database
Every land-based and offshore wind turbine in the United States
eerscmap.usgs.govOpen
Infrastructure
Data Center Map
Directory and map of data centres around the world
datacentermap.comOpen
Infrastructure
Internet Exchange Map
Where internet networks meet: the world's internet exchange points
internetexchangemap.comOpen
Infrastructure
Ookla 5G Map
Where 5G networks have been deployed worldwide
ookla.comOpen
Infrastructure
OpenCelliD
Open database and map of cell tower locations
opencellid.orgOpen
HazardsLive
NASA FIRMS Fire Map
Active fires detected by satellites around the world, within hours
firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.govOpen
HazardsLive
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
Wildfire smoke and air quality across the United States
fire.airnow.govOpen
Nature
Global Forest Watch
Monitor forests worldwide: tree cover loss, deforestation alerts and fires
globalforestwatch.orgOpen
Nature
iNaturalist
Map of wildlife and plant sightings shared by naturalists worldwide
inaturalist.orgOpen
Nature
Light Pollution Map
Find dark skies: light pollution maps from satellite data
lightpollutionmap.infoOpen
Nature
eBird
Where birds are being seen: maps from millions of birdwatchers
ebird.orgOpen
NatureLive
IQAir Air Quality Map
Live air quality and wind animation for cities worldwide
iqair.comOpen
Nature
Global Fishing Watch
Map of fishing activity worldwide from vessel tracking data
globalfishingwatch.orgOpen
Nature
River Runner
Follow a raindrop from anywhere to the sea
river-runner-global.samlearner.comOpen
NatureLive
World Air Quality Index
Real-time air pollution readings from monitoring stations worldwide
aqicn.orgOpen
Nature
GBIF
The global database of species occurrences, mapped
gbif.orgOpen