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Open Infrastructure Map

Map of the world's power lines, substations, power plants, telecoms towers, pipelines and water infrastructure, built from OpenStreetMap data.

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Pylons, transmission lines and mobile towers visible in a photo are strong geolocation clues. Match their layout and line routes against this map.

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