Infrastructure Map Explorer

Power · Renewables · Roads · Population · Water — open data

    Live OpenStreetMap layers load for the current view once you zoom in past their minimum zoom level (shown as “z≥”).

    Attribute filters

    Energy source (plants)

    Spatial query

    Draw a rectangle, polygon or circle with the tools on the map, or use the current view. The query covers every visible layer that has data loaded.

    Multi-criteria suitability analysis

    Scores every grid cell in the current view from 0 to 100 using a weighted overlay of distance-based criteria. Zoom in to district scale (level 9 or closer) first. The required data loads automatically.

    Site proximity analysis

    Pick a location to find the nearest substation, transmission line, power plants, major road, railway, water source and town, with straight-line distances. Data comes live from OpenStreetMap.

    Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · CIESIN GPWv4 via NASA GIBS · Geocoding: Nominatim