GCRI · Critical Infrastructure
Source and data register
Where Critical Infrastructure gets its data: each source with its licence, lineage, resolution, quality checks and known gaps.
01Contents
Source and data register in five parts.
02What is recorded
Each source carries five facts.
01
Origin
Who produces the data and how.
02
Access terms
Licence, restrictions and permitted uses.
03
Quality
Coverage, resolution, update frequency and known errors.
04
Provenance
How the data reached the platform and what was changed.
05
Gaps
What is missing and how the gap is handled.
03Register
Every source the topic dossiers cite, with its terms.
| Source | What it gives | Terms | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDRI Global Infrastructure Resilience report | Cross-sector infrastructure risk analysis | Public, terms to check | Interdependency and cascade |
| CEER benchmarking reports on quality of electricity supply | Comparable continuity of supply indicators across European regulators | Public, CEER terms | Electricity and lifelines |
| Comprehensive School Safety Framework resources | School safety assessment approaches | Public, terms per publisher (to check) | Urban assets and housing |
| Copernicus and national flood hazard maps | Hazard exposure of transport links | Terms per source | Transport and mobility |
| Emergency services performance statistics | Response and call handling times where published | Public records, licence per authority | Healthcare and emergency services |
| ENISA annual telecom security incident reports | Aggregated incident reports from EU member states by cause and impact | Public, ENISA terms | Telecommunications and cables |
| ENTSO-E Transparency Platform | European generation, load, outages and cross-border flows | Free, ENTSO-E terms of use | Electricity and lifelines |
| Global Earthquake Model exposure and vulnerability models | Building exposure and fragility by class | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 for public models (to check) | Urban assets and housing |
| Global Energy Monitor trackers | Power plants and infrastructure by location and status | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Electricity and lifelines |
| Global Human Settlement Layer (JRC) | Built-up area, building height and settlement classification | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Urban assets and housing |
| Global Roads Inventory Project (GRIP) | Global road network dataset | Open, licence to check | Transport and mobility |
| GTFS public transport feeds | Published schedules and stops from transport agencies | Open, licence per agency | Transport and mobility |
| Healthsites.io | Locations of health facilities from OpenStreetMap | Open, ODbL | Healthcare and emergency services |
| IBNET international benchmarking network (World Bank) | Utility performance indicators such as coverage, continuity and non-revenue water | Public, World Bank terms (to check) | Water and wastewater assets |
| ICAO and national civil aviation statistics | Airport traffic and capacity | Terms per publisher | Transport and logistics nodes |
| IMF PortWatch | Port activity and trade disruption estimates from satellite vessel tracking | Public, IMF terms (to check) | Transport and logistics nodes |
| International Cable Protection Committee recommendations | Industry recommendations on cable protection and repair | Members; public summaries | Telecommunications and cables |
| ISO 55000 series | Asset management principles and requirements | Licensed standards, purchase required | Asset standards and safety |
| ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators | Network coverage and connectivity statistics by country | Free for some tables, ITU terms (to check) | Telecommunications and cables |
| National bridge inventories | Bridge condition ratings, such as the US National Bridge Inventory | Public records, licence per government | Urban assets and housing |
| National building and infrastructure design codes | Design loads and requirements | Licence per standards body | Asset standards and safety |
| National critical infrastructure strategies and sector plans | Sector definitions and dependency analyses | Public records, licence per government | Interdependency and cascade |
| National customs and trade statistics | Trade values and volumes by port of entry | Public records, licence per government | Transport and logistics nodes |
| National drinking water regulator reports | Compliance, incidents and enforcement | Public records, licence per regulator | Water and wastewater assets |
| National master facility lists | Government registers of health facilities | Licence per ministry | Healthcare and emergency services |
| National road and rail operator performance statistics | Closures, delays and reliability | Public records, licence per operator | Transport and mobility |
| NERC State of Reliability and seasonal assessments | Analysis of bulk power system performance and adequacy | Public, NERC terms | Electricity and lifelines |
| OpenStreetMap | Locations of ports, terminals, rail and road access | Open, ODbL | Transport and logistics nodes |
| OpenStreetMap building footprints | Building outlines and some attributes | Open, ODbL | Urban assets and housing |
| OpenStreetMap infrastructure layers | Locations of power, water, telecom and transport assets | Open, ODbL | Interdependency and cascade |
| OpenStreetMap road and rail networks | Network geometry for routing and accessibility | Open, ODbL | Transport and mobility |
| Post-event reports on multi-system failures | Documented cascades across lifelines | Public records, terms per publisher | Interdependency and cascade |
| Regulator inspection and enforcement reports | Compliance and enforcement records | Public records, licence per regulator | Asset standards and safety |
| Safety investigation board reports | Investigations of infrastructure failures | Public records, terms per board | Asset standards and safety |
| Standards body work programmes on climate adaptation | Revisions of standards for changing hazards | Public summaries, terms per body | Asset standards and safety |
| TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map | Submarine cable systems and landing stations | Licence to check (CC BY-NC-SA for the map data) | Telecommunications and cables |
| UNCTADstat maritime transport statistics | Port calls, fleet and maritime trade data | Public, UNCTAD terms (to check) | Transport and logistics nodes |
| UNDRR Principles for Resilient Infrastructure and stress test methodology | Approach for national infrastructure stress testing | Public, UN terms of use | Interdependency and cascade |
| US EIA electric power data and Form OE-417 disturbance reports | Generation data and reports of major electric incidents | Public domain, US government data | Electricity and lifelines |
| US FCC Network Outage Reporting System summaries and Disaster Information Reporting System | Outage reporting and cell site status during disasters | Public summaries, US government | Telecommunications and cables |
| Utility asset management plans | Asset condition, renewal and risk where published | Licence per utility | Water and wastewater assets |
| WHO and PAHO Hospital Safety Index guide | Assessment method for structural, non-structural and emergency management safety | Public, WHO terms of use | Healthcare and emergency services |
| WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality | Health-based targets and water safety planning | Public, WHO terms of use | Water and wastewater assets |
| WHO Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) | Facility functionality and services in emergencies | By agreement; public summaries | Healthcare and emergency services |
| WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene | Household access to safely managed water and sanitation services | Open, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO | Water and wastewater assets |
| World Bank Enterprise Surveys | Firm-reported outages and generator use | Free with registration, World Bank terms | Electricity and lifelines |
04Known gaps
Where the infrastructure data record is thin.
- Asset-level condition and age data.
- Dependency data between operators.
- Spare parts inventories for long-lead equipment.
- Restoration records from past events.
Sensitive infrastructure data are used under owner terms and never published at asset level.
05Status
How the register grows.
Sources are added to the register as they are reviewed. A source is listed only once its terms permit the use described.
06Sources
Where this page’s references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
07Questions
Questions and answers.
Can I suggest a data source?
Yes. Write to the contact form with the source, its owner and its terms.
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