Submarine Cable Map & Landing Station Points

[Strange Beacons]

  Posting this just because I love databases of this type:

Interactive submarine cable map showing active and planned submarine cable systems and their landing stations:

http://www.submarinecablemap.com/

[BoomboxDX]

Very cool map.  It's amazing to think that submarine cables are still used in the day of satellites, especially when considering that they originally were just for telegraphy. 

[Strange Beacons]

I reckon that the cable system is, in part, a backup for the satellite system (and I am fond of saying to anyone who will listen that shortwave will always work when Internet and telephone systems go down, but I'm preaching to the choir here). 

Very cool map.  It's amazing to think that submarine cables are still used in the day of satellites, especially when considering that they originally were just for telegraphy. 

[Pigmeat]

Remind me to bring my chainsaw the next time I go to the beach.

You really are the Son of Fansome, aren't you?

[Fansome]

Don't pay him any attention; he likes to ask people nonsensical questions. He actually played the kid in this episode of Dr. Who: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empty_Child

[kmorgan]

I was about to post a link to a better interactive map at telegeography and realized it located to the same server.  These type of maps and more used to be more easily accessible before 911. I don't even remember the old map sites I used to use, but yeah, add me to the list of telecom map fools. For "fun" I even like to peruse old images of AT&T switching stations.

[Pigmeat]

Ah yes, Dr. Who. Our Al has an obsession with phone booths. Nerdy English sci-fi, too.

[Strange Beacons]

Yep, 9/11 seems to have squelched many databases such as this.

I'm sure everyone is aware of these already (and they are not communication-related), but just in case, here are a few more interesting links:

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

http://www.flightradar24.com/

If anyone has links to any other cool databases, please post them here.

I was about to post a link to a better interactive map at telegeography and realized it located to the same server.  These type of maps and more used to be more easily accessible before 911. I don't even remember the old map sites I used to use, but yeah, add me to the list of telecom map fools. For "fun" I even like to peruse old images of AT&T switching stations.