Transmission Grid Mapping in Openstreetmap
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The story shares a website for mapping transmission grids in OpenStreetMap, sparking concerns about security and potential misuse of the publicly available information.
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rafram
4 months ago
1 replyWhy?
nbngeorcjhe
4 months ago
Curiosity
nocoiner
4 months ago
I need to disable my ad blocker for this to work? No, I don’t think I’ll be doing that.
womod
4 months ago
https://openinframap.org/
cluckindan
4 months ago
Sites like these are goldmines for military intelligence and saboteurs.
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