As I was researching data sources for the map (yes, I work at Aires), I discovered that while the FCC claims all cell tower locations are publicly available, that isn't true. I can see towers and infrastructure with my own eyes, but the info isn't on any public map. While I realize they may be offline or have some other reasonable reason they aren't on any map, they are relatively new, so that doesn't make much sense. I read that some telecom companies and tower owners lock things up in court so they aren't on any public map, which makes you wonder if everything is as safe and chill as they claim, why would they do that?
Thanks Bobby for leaving this info and for your thoughtful comment. As to why they would do it...well your rhetorical question speaks for itself (:
The one thing that can be improved with maps (even though yours is good) are streetnames. Often I need to crossreference other mapping sites to then find the cell tower location. I've included your link in the resources section of the article.
Timely, Aires just launched an EMF map last week https://airestech.com/pages/cell-towers-near-me-emf-map
As I was researching data sources for the map (yes, I work at Aires), I discovered that while the FCC claims all cell tower locations are publicly available, that isn't true. I can see towers and infrastructure with my own eyes, but the info isn't on any public map. While I realize they may be offline or have some other reasonable reason they aren't on any map, they are relatively new, so that doesn't make much sense. I read that some telecom companies and tower owners lock things up in court so they aren't on any public map, which makes you wonder if everything is as safe and chill as they claim, why would they do that?
Cool 3D map!
Thanks, JW!
Thanks Bobby for leaving this info and for your thoughtful comment. As to why they would do it...well your rhetorical question speaks for itself (:
The one thing that can be improved with maps (even though yours is good) are streetnames. Often I need to crossreference other mapping sites to then find the cell tower location. I've included your link in the resources section of the article.
Thanks for the feedback and the inclusion, Roman. We're going to continue improving the map, and this is on my list for a future release.