GCRI · Critical Infrastructure
Released maps
Maps of Critical Infrastructure are published here once their data rights are cleared and they have been reviewed. Each shows its time and space reference, its sources and its uncertainty.
01Workspace
The workspace for released maps.
GCRI · Critical Infrastructure · Map workspaceIllustrative
Map workspace
Hospital campus · Layers 5 · Scale 1:125,000 · Example interface, not a record
Draft viewGCRI · Critical Infrastructure
Released maps
schematic · example geography
Layers
| Assets in register | Published statistics | On |
| Assets in high hazard | DERIVED | On |
| Dependencies mapped | DERIVED | On |
| Backup power autonomy | ASSESSED | Off |
| Administrative | Published statistics | Off |
Feature inspector
- Feature
- Lifeline system A · cell H-3047
- Value
- 0.4 index, illustrative
- Source passport
- SP-7628 · licence open
- Uncertainty
- range shown, not a point
Critical Infrastructure · Map workspace. Map workspace: example names and illustrative values, not a record.
02What is shown
Released, referenced and rights-cleared.
- Time and space reference for every view.
- Sources and licence.
- Uncertainty and known limits.
- Version and date of release.
03Geography
Energy now worldwide.
Night lights, population density and true-colour imagery across the world, from NASA GIBS. Each layer carries its own date.
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Layers 3
Energy now, for this page
Keyboard, with the map focused
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Latest available
NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth
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Energy now, framed on the world.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date. They are indicators, not assessments of any place.
Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · NASA EONET · NASA HLS S30Sources and licences
- We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- VIIRS Black Marble night-time lights, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; distributed by the NASA Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). doi:10.7927/H49C6VHW. CC BY 4.0
- MERRA-2 reanalysis, NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office; distributed by the NASA GES DISC; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- VIIRS near-real-time products (flood, land surface temperature, snow cover, corrected reflectance), NASA LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- MODIS land products (vegetation indices, gross primary production, land cover), NASA LP DAAC and LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003, NASA LP DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). Cite as: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Spacesystems and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (2019). ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003. doi:10.5067/ASTER/ASTGTM.003. NASA open data
- Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Public domain
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via NASA GIBS (coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). ODbL
- Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- Context on the globe and flat map: coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names from NASA GIBS reference layers (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors); Blue Marble imagery as an optional base; 3D terrain and the elevation read-out from the ASTER GDEM elevation colour index (5 m to 200 m classes, exaggerated for legibility). Boundaries are drawn as published and imply no position on any territory.
- Live events: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET); events are indicative and keep their original source links.
- Observed (EO): NASA HLS S30 (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026). We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
- NASA GIBS: We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
- Past year, daily temperature (ERA5 via Open-Meteo): Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
- Past year, daily temperature and sunshine (NASA POWER): These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program..
- Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (https://open-meteo.com/), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Optional layers (10 sources in the layer list: live, forecast, observed and context) print their provider credit on the map and here when switched on; forecasts are model output and derived indices are estimates.
Layers and dates
- Night-time lights, daily: VIIRS Black Marble (VNP46A2), NASA LAADS DAAC · 12 Oct 2026
- Population density, 2020: Population: CIESIN, Columbia University, Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (2018), NASA SEDAC, CC BY 4.0 · static
- Incoming sunlight at the surface over land, monthly mean: MERRA-2, NASA GMAO / GES DISC · July 2026
- True colour: VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
- Land cover type (IGBP), yearly: MODIS Terra and Aqua land cover (MCD12Q1), NASA LP DAAC · 2024
- Land surface temperature, day: VIIRS NOAA-20, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
04Indicators
What a released map in this field would carry.
| Indicator | Unit | Cadence | Evidence label | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| System Average Interruption Duration Index | minutes per customer per year | annual | Published statistics | Electricity and lifelines |
| System Average Interruption Frequency Index | interruptions per customer per year | annual | Published statistics | Electricity and lifelines |
| Customers without power | count of customers | hourly during events | Reported | Electricity and lifelines |
| Energy not supplied | megawatt hours | per event | Published statistics | Electricity and lifelines |
| Reserve margin | percent of peak demand | seasonal | Forecast | Electricity and lifelines |
| Critical facilities with backup power | percent of designated facilities | annual | Reported | Electricity and lifelines |
| Restoration time for major events | hours to restore a stated share of customers | per event | Observed | Electricity and lifelines |
| Water main breaks | breaks per hundred kilometres of main per year | annual | Observed | Water and wastewater assets |
| Non-revenue water | percent of system input volume | annual | Estimated | Water and wastewater assets |
| Continuity of supply | hours of supply per day | monthly | Reported | Water and wastewater assets |
| Sewer overflow events | count per year | annual | Observed | Water and wastewater assets |
| Treatment plants with backup power | percent of plants | annual | Declared | Water and wastewater assets |
| Drinking water compliance | percent of samples meeting standards | monthly | Published statistics | Water and wastewater assets |
| Pipe renewal rate | percent of network renewed per year | annual | Reported | Water and wastewater assets |
| Mobile sites off air | percent of sites | hourly during events | Reported | Telecommunications and cables |
| Network outage incidents | count by cause | annual | Published statistics | Telecommunications and cables |
| Submarine cable landings per country | count of cable systems | annual | Reported | Telecommunications and cables |
| International bandwidth redundancy | count of independent routes | annual | Estimated | Telecommunications and cables |
| Base station backup duration | hours | per site class | Declared | Telecommunications and cables |
| Cable repair time | days from fault to repair | per event | Reported | Telecommunications and cables |
| Port throughput | twenty-foot equivalent units | monthly | Published statistics | Transport and logistics nodes |
| Vessel waiting time | hours at anchor before berth | weekly | Observed | Transport and logistics nodes |
| Closure days by cause | days | annual | Reported | Transport and logistics nodes |
| Share of national trade through one node | percent of trade value | annual | Published statistics | Transport and logistics nodes |
| Alternative capacity available | percent of node throughput other nodes could absorb | per assessment | Estimated | Transport and logistics nodes |
| Time to clear backlog | days | per event | Observed | Transport and logistics nodes |
| Hospital Safety Index rating | safety category | per assessment | Published statistics | Healthcare and emergency services |
| Hospitals with backup power for critical areas | percent of hospitals | annual | Reported | Healthcare and emergency services |
| On-site water storage | hours of normal use | per facility | Declared | Healthcare and emergency services |
| Emergency call answer time | seconds | monthly | Observed | Healthcare and emergency services |
| Facilities reachable during flood scenarios | percent of facilities | per scenario | Modelled | Healthcare and emergency services |
| Health facility functionality after events | percent fully functional | per event | Reported | Healthcare and emergency services |
| Buildings by construction type and age | count by class | per inventory update | Published statistics | Urban assets and housing |
| Schools assessed for hazard safety | percent of schools | annual | Reported | Urban assets and housing |
| Bridges in poor condition | percent of inspected bridges | annual | Observed | Urban assets and housing |
| Building permits with structural review | percent of permits | annual | Reported | Urban assets and housing |
| Buildings retrofitted | count per year | annual | Reported | Urban assets and housing |
| Population in high-vulnerability building classes | people | per assessment | Modelled | Urban assets and housing |
| Mapped interdependencies between sectors | count of documented dependencies | annual | Declared | Interdependency and cascade |
| Co-located critical assets | count of sites hosting several sectors | per assessment | Estimated | Interdependency and cascade |
| Buffer time by dependency | hours | per asset class | Declared | Interdependency and cascade |
| Services affected per initiating failure | count of dependent services | per scenario | Modelled | Interdependency and cascade |
| Joint restoration exercises held | count | annual | Reported | Interdependency and cascade |
| Multi-sector incidents | count of incidents affecting more than one sector | annual | Reported | Interdependency and cascade |
| Assets designed to current hazard standards | percent of asset base | per assessment | Estimated | Asset standards and safety |
| Inspections completed on schedule | percent of planned inspections | annual | Reported | Asset standards and safety |
| Overdue safety-critical maintenance | count of items | monthly | Observed | Asset standards and safety |
| Standards revised for climate change | count of design standards updated | per revision cycle | Published statistics | Asset standards and safety |
| Regulatory enforcement actions | count by type | annual | Published statistics | Asset standards and safety |
| Process safety events | count by tier | annual | Reported | Asset standards and safety |
| Network links without alternative route | count of links | per assessment | Modelled | Transport and mobility |
| Travel time increase under link closure | percent increase | per scenario | Modelled | Transport and mobility |
| Weather-related closures | hours of closure by cause | annual | Observed | Transport and mobility |
| Public transport service reliability | percent of scheduled services operated | monthly | Observed | Transport and mobility |
| Population with access to essential services by public transport | percent within a stated travel time | per assessment | Modelled | Transport and mobility |
| Rail heat-related incidents | count | annual | Reported | Transport and mobility |
05Process
How the process runs.
Process explorer · Process
Released maps: Layers to published map
7 steps·4 stages·1 gate
Process
Released maps: Layers to published map
Layers enter with their rights, are aligned, analysed and checked for uncertainty, then released after public-safe review; a map is a governed spatial claim.
01 Data
- 01Source layers with their rightsDataset · NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk)Spatial views of The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX) products sit under the boundary licence gate. Rights classification sets how a layer may be used.
02 Harmonise
- 02Coordinate reference and boundary versionRecord · NXS-EOP (earth observation and digital twins)The area of interest preserves its coordinate reference system, polygon validity and observation support. Boundary versions are kept.
- 03Harmonise units, variables and timeStepUnit metadata, conversion records and transformation logs are required. Alignment is an evidence event, not hidden preprocessing.
03 Analyse and check
- 04Analyse with a recorded processing recipeModel · GIS teamA processing recipe records parameters, calibration, inputs and output lineage. The analysis methods are named in each product's own record.
- 05Spatial uncertainty checkGateSpatial uncertainty is recorded and affects downstream use. A high-uncertainty polygon may suit internal review, not public-safe release.
04 Publish
- 06Spatial metadata bundleRecordThe bundle records boundary type, jurisdiction, geometry version, projection, resolution, source, time window, uncertainty and access class.
- 07Public-safe release of the mapDecisionThe output record names the redactions, uncertainty and public-safe reviewer. A map is a governed spatial claim, never merely a picture.
Spatio-temporal intelligence · Data protocols: semantic, jurisdictional and temporal intelligence · NXS-EOPDesigned programme process, not a record of operation. No cycle has run and every programme is at service level R0. A gate is a programme decision, never a public-authority approval, certification or deployment authorisation. The pages cited are design doctrine.
06Reading the maps
Cautions that apply to infrastructure maps.
- Open infrastructure maps are incomplete and sometimes outdated.
- Criticality cannot be read from a map of assets; it depends on dependencies and alternatives.
- Locations of the most critical assets are generalised.
- Hazard overlays show exposure, not failure.
07Status
Releases appear as they are reviewed.
Analysis runs in Foundry; reviewed releases are listed here.
08Sources
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.
09Questions
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