[OSM-newbies] Help with substation data

Stewart Russell scruss at gmail.com
Fri Jan 2 20:32:12 UTC 2015


Hello Ricky,

> I have publicly available substation
> data provided by utility companies ...

Power and utility nerd here: what data have you got? Utilities have a huge
amount of data that doesn't really belong on the map. Physical locations of
substations, pylons, lines and other infrastructure are great. Some of the
inside technical stuff (circuit  designations, voltages, breaker
information) is maybe less useful, as it doesn't correspond to grounds
verifiable information.

Good job in getting the data, incidentally. In some countries, power
infrastructure falls under strict security controls. Even asking about it
can get you into hot water.

Cheers
Stewart
(surrounded by wind turbines near Tilbury, ON. I'm sure I must've had some
hand in some of the projects I can see here, but I've lost count ...)
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