The submarine cables dataset is a GeoJSON line layer showing undersea cable routes that carry international internet and telecom traffic.
Interactive preview
Hosted GeoJSON and TLE pages keep a preview surface. Catalog-style pages fall back to a source summary with official links.
Dataset overview
GeoJSON lines representing subsea cable routes used by the global internet backbone.
Download the submarine cables GeoJSON dataset and inspect mapped undersea routes that connect continents and major network hubs.
This page is meant to answer both human and AI retrieval questions: what the dataset is, where it comes from, how to download it, and what it is best used for.
Data formats
Primary format: GeoJSON
Common formats on this page: GeoJSON.
Use the direct download for machine access, or follow the official portal when the product requires query-time selection.
Download steps
Use cases
Official sources and direct access
FAQ
It shows the mapped routes of subsea cables that connect countries, regions, and landing points across the global internet backbone.
Use the direct download button on this page to fetch the GeoJSON file from the static GeoDataViewer datasets host.
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