Organised Editing/Activities/Electricity Grid Mapping
Rationale
We aim to contribute to mapping countries' electricity grid systems around the world. We strive to improving the power infrastructure data on OpenStreetMap, to enhance global energy system modeling.
Why map the electricity grid and improve available data? The energy transition requires transparent, reliable data to inform decisions on grid infrastructure, energy demand forecasting, and system optimization. However, current data sources like OpenStreetMap (OSM) that is used for energy planning lack the detailed specifications needed for accurate energy modelling. Therefore, we want to improve the quality and specifications of OSM power grid data.
Contact
We have a community discord channel which you are free to join: https://discord.gg/Z4Vxs8hZWU
You can ask questions there to our team who can provide guidance and workshops.
Community consultation
Hashtag
Timeframe
January 2025 onwards.
OSM Tools and data sources
Editors: Mainly JOSM, iD, .
Data sources: default imagery sources in JOSM and iD.
Training/instructions
You can find a starter kit, that will show you how to map. It includes all Overpass API queries needed to start mapping, which pulls electric grid infrastructure from OSM such as power towers, substations, transmission lines and power plants.
Here is the starter kit: https://github.com/open-energy-transition/grid-mapping-starter-kit
Our Tools and repositories
| Description | URL |
|---|---|
| A curated list of resources in the field of electric grid mapping, including datasets for many countries and regions. | https://github.com/open-energy-transition/Awesome-Electric-Grid-Mapping |
| This repository includes the grid mapping starter-kit. | https://github.com/open-energy-transition/grid-mapping-starter-kit |
| This repository documents mapping process and progress of electricity infrastructure using OpenStreetMap (OSM). | https://github.com/open-energy-transition/grid-mapping-logbook/tree/main |
| This repository contains scripts (Python and Overpass) to measure your mapping progress. | https://github.com/open-energy-transition/KPI-OSM |
| This repository hosts the GEM per Country Power Tracker web application. The tool allows users to preview and download GeoJSON data for global power plants filtered by country and power plant status. | https://github.com/open-energy-transition/gem_per_country |
| This is a front end interface that allows fetching data on gaps in the OSM data through the OSMOSE API on a country level. | https://github.com/open-energy-transition/osmose_per_country |
| This repository includes a Python script that compares power plant data between OpenStreetMap (OSM) and Wikidata. | https://github.com/open-energy-transition/osm-wikidata-comparison |
Participants
1) Tobias Augspurger https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tobias%20Augspurger
2) David Diaz: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/davidtt92
3) Mwiche Simpemba: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Mwiche
4) Andreas Hernandez Denyer: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Andreas%20Hernandez
Measuring our success
This repository shows progress made in specific countries: https://github.com/open-energy-transition/grid-mapping-logbook/tree/main