Open Infrastructure Map
Shares rank 12 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
A free, browsable map of power lines, plants, pipelines and other infrastructure built from OpenStreetMap data, praised for its scale and detail.
A free, browsable map of power lines, plants, pipelines and other infrastructure built from OpenStreetMap data, praised for its scale and detail.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Shows global power grid at scale
“This planet-scale map of the global electricity network is incredible.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout” “Not something you think about when you imagine those seas looking at a regular map.”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Open Infrastructure Map” Layers reveal data centers and mega projects
“ahh cool, that layer was hidden by default... and now I see all the data centers I mapped in OSM show up!”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Open Infrastructure Map” “Also worth checking out some of the mega projects on Open Infrastructure Maps”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout” Covers most of what people want
“it seems like this map has (almost) all that I wanted to do in that respect”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Open Infrastructure Map” “I love this site. I just wish it was more complete.”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Open Infrastructure Map”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Data may be outdated
“This plant was decommissioned 6 years ago. How up to date is this data?”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Open Infrastructure Map” Coverage is incomplete
“I love this site. I just wish it was more complete.”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Open Infrastructure Map” Possible misuse for attacks
“It is a great tool for terrorist attacks”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Open Infrastructure Map”
Other interactive maps people recommend
The four most recommended other interactive maps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| isometric.nyc | 52 | 8 | 87% | 3 | — | — |
| Map of Metal | 34 | 4 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| CheapFoodMap | 29 | 8 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Isopolis | 27 | 7 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Open Infrastructure MapThis page | 10 | 2 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It was interesting seeing how it connects and a little detail about the specs of the lines themselves.”
“using data from the amazing Open Infrastructure Map”
“This planet-scale map of the global electricity network is incredible.”
“Also worth checking out some of the mega projects on Open Infrastructure Maps”
“ahh cool, that layer was hidden by default... and now I see all the data centers I mapped in OSM show up!”
“I love this site. I just wish it was more complete.”
“seeing the shipmap post from yesterday and the inframap today were more so”
“It is a great tool for terrorist attacks”
“This plant was decommissioned 6 years ago. How up to date is this data?”
“it seems like this map has (almost) all that I wanted to do in that respect”
“Not something you think about when you imagine those seas looking at a regular map.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.