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Released maps

Maps of Quantum Technologies 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.

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Publisher: The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation
Field: Quantum, Cyber and digital resilience
Status: In development
Service level: R0: information and enquiries

Map workspace

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Draft viewGCRI · Quantum Technologies

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Systems using…	ASSESSED	On
Systems migrated to…	OBSERVED	On
Testbed qubit count	REPORTED	On
Trained specialists	REPORTED	Off
Administrative…	OFFICIAL	Off

Feature inspector

Feature: Crypto inventory · cell H-5251
Value: 0.3 index, illustrative
Source passport: SP-8993 · licence open
Uncertainty: range shown, not a point

Quantum Technologies · Map workspaceMap workspace, in outline: domain structure with placeholder names and illustrative values, not a record.

01In brief

The short answer.

Quantum Technologies released maps are reviewed map views of quantum, published once their data rights are cleared, each with its coordinate reference, date, sources and uncertainty. Layers draw on sources such as arXiv quant-ph and peer-reviewed journals. A map shows released, rights-cleared evidence, not a live feed or an official warning.

02Canvas

Scoping to review.

Canvas · scoping to reviewDesign, not a record

Fig.A programme from scoping to the owner's decision. Design, not a record.

03Geography

Connected activity in World.

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Connected activity, for this page

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NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth

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For released maps, in GCRI's spatial-intelligence reading, the map opens on night lights, true-colour imagery and land cover with true colour from NASA GIBS, framed on World; every other NASA layer, live feed and forecast waits in the layer list.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date; indicators, not assessments of any place; claim ceiling INTEGRATED.

Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A · 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 H3 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 H3 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 H3 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 H3 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 H3 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 H3 cells where shown (modified). CC BY 4.0
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 H3 cells where shown (modified). 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 H3 cells where shown (modified). ODbL
Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 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.
Globe: MapLibre GL JS 6.9.1, BSD-3-Clause, © MapLibre contributors.
Observed (EO): Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026), Microsoft Planetary Computer
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).
Optional layers (35 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
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
Population density, 2020: Population: CIESIN, Columbia University, Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (2018), NASA SEDAC, CC BY 4.0 · static
Enhanced vegetation index, rolling 8 days: MODIS Terra EVI, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
Vegetation greenness (NDVI), rolling 8 days: MODIS Terra NDVI, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026

04What 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.

05Indicators

What a released map in this field would carry.

Indicator	Unit	Cadence	Evidence label	Topic
Physical qubit count	qubits	per announcement	Reported	Quantum computing
Two-qubit gate fidelity	percent	per device	Reported	Quantum computing
Logical qubit error rate	errors per logical operation	per experiment	Observed	Quantum computing
Coherence time	microseconds	per device	Reported	Quantum computing
Quantum volume or similar holistic benchmark	benchmark score	per device	Reported	Quantum computing
Demonstrations surviving classical challenge	count	per review	Estimated	Quantum computing
Clock fractional frequency uncertainty	dimensionless	per publication	Observed	Quantum sensing
Sensor sensitivity	units per square root of hertz	per device	Reported	Quantum sensing
Field trials of quantum navigation	count	annual	Reported	Quantum sensing
Technology readiness level by application	readiness level	per assessment	Estimated	Quantum sensing
Size, weight and power of deployed sensors	kilograms and watts	per device	Declared	Quantum sensing
Commercially available quantum sensor products	count by type	annual	Reported	Quantum sensing
QKD link distance	kilometres	per demonstration	Reported	Quantum communications
Secret key rate	bits per second at a stated distance	per demonstration	Reported	Quantum communications
Deployed QKD network nodes	count	annual	Reported	Quantum communications
Security evaluations completed for QKD products	count	annual	Official	Quantum communications
Quantum memory storage time	milliseconds	per experiment	Observed	Quantum communications
Satellite QKD demonstrations	count	annual	Reported	Quantum communications
Standardised post-quantum algorithms	count	per standard release	Official	Post quantum cryptography
Protocols with post-quantum support specified	count	per assessment	Official	Post quantum cryptography
Web traffic using post-quantum key agreement	percent of connections	monthly	Observed	Post quantum cryptography
Organizations with migration plans	percent of surveyed organizations	per survey	Reported	Post quantum cryptography
Cryptanalysis results against candidate schemes	count of significant attacks	per review	Reported	Post quantum cryptography
Validated implementations	count	annual	Official	Post quantum cryptography
Qubit coherence time by material platform	microseconds	per publication	Observed	Quantum and materials
Device yield in fabrication	percent of functional qubits	per fabrication run	Reported	Quantum and materials
Helium-3 supply	litres per year	annual	Estimated	Quantum and materials
Quantum chemistry demonstrations with classical comparison	count	per review	Estimated	Quantum and materials
Specialised component suppliers	count by component	per assessment	Estimated	Quantum and materials
Materials databases used for qubit research	count	per assessment	Reported	Quantum and materials
Quantum-related degree programmes	count	annual	Reported	Quantum workforce
Quantum job postings	count by role type	quarterly	Observed	Quantum workforce
Graduates in quantum-relevant fields	count	annual	Official	Quantum workforce
Women in quantum research	percent of researchers	per survey	Reported	Quantum workforce
Vacancies reported hard to fill	percent of vacancies	per survey	Reported	Quantum workforce
Short courses and reskilling places	count	annual	Reported	Quantum workforce
Public funding announced for quantum	currency units	annual	Declared	Quantum industries
Private investment in quantum firms	currency units	annual	Reported	Quantum industries
Quantum firms by segment	count	annual	Reported	Quantum industries
Quantum patents filed	count	annual	Observed	Quantum industries
Quantum hardware accessible via cloud	count of systems	annual	Declared	Quantum industries
Revenue of quantum firms	currency units	annual	Reported	Quantum industries
Countries with national quantum strategies	count	annual	Official	Responsible quantum innovation
Export control measures on quantum items	count	per change	Official	Responsible quantum innovation
Share of quantum patents by country	percent	annual	Observed	Responsible quantum innovation
International research collaborations in quantum	count of co-authored papers by country pair	annual	Observed	Responsible quantum innovation
Responsible innovation frameworks adopted	count	per assessment	Declared	Responsible quantum innovation
Public engagement activities on quantum	count	annual	Reported	Responsible quantum innovation

06Reading the maps

Cautions that apply to quantum maps.

Maps of quantum centres show announced activity, not capability.
Testbed maps change quickly.
Absence on a map is not absence of work.

07Status

Releases appear as they are reviewed.

Analysis runs in Nexus Foundry; reviewed releases are listed here.

08Key terms

Terms used on this page.

Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.

Term	Definition
Coordinate reference system	The definition that ties coordinates to locations on Earth, catalogued with EPSG codes.
Modifiable areal unit problem	The change in statistical results that comes from how areas are drawn and aggregated.
Zonal statistics	Statistics of raster values summarised within boundaries such as districts.
Public-safe release	A recorded decision on the detail at which a layer may be published without exposing sensitive sites or people.

09Sources

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.

10Questions

Questions and answers.

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