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In case anybody else wonders the routes are stylised and not the physical route and landing points are not the exact location.
by jjp 12y ago
In case anybody else wonders the routes are stylised and not the physical route and landing points are not the exact location.
- chippy 12y agoCartography, essentially. In other words, it's likely that the cables are laid all within a few feet of each other in some places, or bundled together. To show this as it appears would make the map look confusing and would not convey what it wants to show. This is more of an infographic, or a network diagram.
- anonymfus 12y agoAnd there is also more stylised version, with medieval style: http://submarine-cable-map-2015.telegeography.com/ http://submarine-cable-map-2015.telegeography.com/ https://www.telegeography.com/telecom-maps/submarine-cable-map/index.html https://www.telegeography.com/telecom-maps/submarine-cable-m...
- jjp 12y agoNice rendering and the additional information on latency from Great Britain as the pseudo-scale and changes in lit fibre all nice additions.
- MrBuddyCasino 12y agoAlso the exact locations are sometimes kept secret to prevent sabotage.
- _mulder_ 12y agoPerhaps in Russia or China. In the UK and Europe there is a big effort to prevent accidental 'sabotage', usually from fishermen. KIS-ORCA[1] project has a very detailed GIS map for undersea infrastructure. [1] http://www.kis-orca.eu/map#.VQg_jnysWSo http://www.kis-orca.eu/map#.VQg_jnysWSo