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You can find data centers by looking for hvac units in satellite photos.

• Ekaros 5mo ago
  Probably also grid connections like size of transformers and if there is prominent number of trucks going in and out.
  • jmalicki 5mo ago
    The relative lack of trucks is what would identify the data center. The only other buildings like that are warehouses, which have a lot more trucks going in and out relatively speaking.
    • hnlmorg 5mo ago
      In rural areas maybe. But plenty of data centres are in cities too. And European cities are not generally known for an abundance of parking spaces.
      • jmalicki 5mo ago
        The giant kilometer by kilometer hyperscaler data centers aren't in cities.
        • hnlmorg 5mo ago
          Actually sometimes they are. For example Lakeside Technology Center in Chicago Or Telehouse in London
• hirako2000 5mo ago
  You can make a few phone calls. Maintenance is not avoidable until boston dynamics figure out how to clean the toilets at least.