Sightline: An OSINT Search Engine for Mapping Real-World Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap Data
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Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Sightline is an open-source intelligence (OSINT) search engine that enables users to discover, monitor, and analyze real-world infrastructure using OpenStreetMap data. The platform allows searching for various types of physical assets including telecommunications towers, power plants, airports, ports, military installations, government facilities, and other critical infrastructure. It serves as a geospatial intelligence tool for mapping and analyzing physical-world assets from publicly available map data.
Key quotes
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Sightline enables searching, monitoring, and analyzing real-world infrastructure including: Telecommunications towers and data centers, Power plants, substations, and energy storage, Airports, helipads, and cable transport (gondolas, funiculars)
Ports, harbours, piers, and maritime facilities, Warehouses and industrial facilities, Pipelines, refineries, and energy infrastructure
Military installations, Hospitals, prisons, embassies, and government facilities
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