[clug] [OT] Open Access Data: global submarine cable maps

[Scott Ferguson]

On 01/02/16 13:15, Bob Edwards wrote:
> On 31/01/16 14:39, steve jenkin wrote:
>> This is a marker of the progress of Open Source.
>> The source data is expensive ($25,000/report) and the application
>> quite arcane.
>> [used by Telecomm Engineers organising International Routes]
>>
>> TeleGeography’s authoritative map of Submarine Cables, as implemented
>> on their site, is available on github as a fully working webserver:
>> <www.submarinecablemap.com>
>>
>> Included are good build instructions and pointers to the geo-data in
>> Google Fusion tables as two overlays (cables & landing points),
>> downloadable as KML or CSV.
>>
>> Github
>> <https://github.com/telegeography/www.submarinecablemap.com>
>>
>> They have commits going back to Sept-2011, if anyone wants to rollback
>> time.
>>
> 
> Thanks Steve.
> 
> Looks cool. Not really Linux and requires use of Google APIs to run
> (BBIWY), but cool.
> 
> I wonder if it can be made to work with OpenStreetMap for the map data?


Yes. Using the KML, but it'd probably be better to use OpenLayers and
add OpenStreetMap as a KML to the Slippy Map interface (as well as the
Submarine Cable Map). e.g. use kml.js to add the Submarine Cable KML as
a layer above the OpenStreetMap layer.

I've not tried using both OpenLayers.js and kml.js on the same page, but
it should be possible.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Bob Edwards.
> 
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>>
> 
> 

Kind regards