We are currently launching a small mapping campaign focusing on adding hydro power data to #OpenStreetMap. Would you like to join us? Get in touch to become part of this engineering masterpiece. #MapYourGrid
How #OpenStreetMap helps system operators in the US improve their internal GIS data.
#gis #opendata
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All the lines mapped my the MapYourGrid Team in 2025
In 2025, our team mapped 2.2% of global grid, focusing on hard regions in Africa, Latin America & Asia. The wider #OpenStreetMap community added 3.4% mostly in US, Europe & China. Our Impact: 1.7k power plants, 300k+ towers, 110k km of lines, 9.5k substations, 536k edits. See all our lines here:
Have you ever wondered which country has the largest electrical transmission grid? Thanks to #OpenStreetMap, which covers 75% of the global transmission grid, we can now creating wonderful plots like this. Are you interested in using this data or contributing to it? Please contact #mapyourgrid
Join our Webinar at Jan 8 from 5pm to 7pm GMT+1 👉 Data Quality: The Impact on Energy System Planning. Bringing together actors of power grids mapping in OpenStreetMap and power system modelling experts at PyPSA Earth and @oetenergy.bsky.social Register for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/data-quali...
We had an excellent training with dvlp.energy today. They are developing a GIS platform to support the early-stage planning of energy assets, such as solar and battery systems, in Germany. CEO Oliver Schmidt: "#OpenStreetMap is the only high-quality data available to us for Germany."
#MapYourGrid
Humans for the Grid: Why the world’s most critical infrastructure still needs human mappers 🌍⚡
Discover why human mappers in OpenStreetMap are the cornerstone of the global energy data ecosystem. Read our latest blog post. 👉 mapyourgrid.org/blog/2025120...
#mapyourgrid #openstreetmap #opendata
Humans for the Grid: Why the world’s most critical infrastructure still needs human mappers 🌍⚡
Discover why human mappers in OpenStreetMap are the cornerstone of the global energy data ecosystem. Read our latest blog post. 👉 mapyourgrid.org/blog/2025120...
#mapyourgrid #openstreetmap #opendata
#Graphicoftheweek: The UK has sharply downgraded near-term expectations for engineered carbon removals📉
Our chart shows the scale of this shift, highlighting the need to focus on delivering proven climate solutions like renewables and electrification⚡
https://ember-energy.org/
💡2 in 5 Africans live without electricity, on a continent rich in #SolarEnergy. The solution? Simpler than you think.
Read Anita Otubu's insights via the Oxford Climate Alumni Network: www.oxfordclimatealumni.org/post/africa-...
The world’s first open and free database which tracks the high-voltage line length of almost every country’s grid is finished, which shows a significant underestimation of global line lengths. Check out our blog: mapyourgrid.org/blog/2025112...
The world’s first open and free database which tracks the high-voltage line length of almost every country’s grid is finished, which shows a significant underestimation of global line lengths. Check out our blog: mapyourgrid.org/blog/2025112...
An image of a popup on Open Infrastructure Map showing a new icon linking to Global Energy Monitor
There's now a @wikidata property for Global Energy Monitor links, and Open Infrastructure Map now displays this link when available.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13333
An image of the JOSM OpenStreetMap editor showing power infrastructure highlighted in the Open Infrastructure Map colour scheme.
The Open Infrastructure Map JOSM style has been updated to render voltages for substations, and handle DC and railway traction frequencies.
Find it in the Map Paint Style preferences under Open Infrastructure Map.
Nighttime lights projected on a globe.
The nighttime lights layer has been updated with data from 2024. The colour scale has changed a bit as the source data format has changed.
https://openinframap.org/#3.22/34.4/35.68/N
The first ever in-person #MapYourGrid meeting took place at State of the Map Europe in Dundee. Thank you, #SotMEU2025, for giving us the opportunity to run a one-hour workshop. A recording will be posted soon. @openinframap.org @russ.garrett.co.uk #OpenStreetMap #openenergy
We just finished a fantastic Pioneer Mapping session with MyOSM from Myanmar. From tools such as Osmose and Mapillary, to connecting difficult lines to substations, we had a lot of fun! Are you looking for training on how to #MapYourGrid? Just let us know! #OpenStreetMap #energy #renewables
You can now watch the webinar we had last week with the YouthMappers on our channel! 🗼 This is a perfect video to watch for understanding the importance of grid mapping and how to do it.
Link: youtu.be/9XTW8qfFdo8
Explore “Awesome Electrical Grid Mapping” created by #MapYourGrid & Open Energy Transition: 300+ datasets & maps from almost every country 🌍 OpenStreetMap shines as the only consistent global GIS source 🔗 mapyourgrid.org/global-grid-...
#energy #opendata #openstreetmap #opensource #electricalgrid
We celebrated our partnership with the @youthmappers.bsky.social yesterday, with a fantastic webinar on power grid mapping. If you want to join us and learn how to map your country's grid, let us know! #OpenStreetMap #energy #collaboration
We had an amazing Electrical Grid Mapping Starter Kit session today with our friends at MyOSM in Myanmar. Are you looking for training on how to #MapYourGrid? Just let us know! #OpenStreetMap #energy #renewables
⭐ Welcome to our MapYourGrid Bluesky! We will be posting mapping stories, successes, facts, blogs and anything related to power grid mapping in OpenStreetMap.
But first, have a look at our "Behind the Scenes" blog: mapyourgrid.org/blog/2025090...