Services Directory - 0422_CommunicationTowers_2023

0422_CommunicationTowers_2023_05 (Map Service)

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Service Description:

Communication Towers

Technological advances have revolutionized the way we communicate, providing benefits to commerce, education, emergency response, and entertainment. Unfortunately, birds are killed by collisions with communication towers. By using the best practices for siting and lighting these towers, the number of fatal collisions can be reduced.

Data Source(s)

Unwired Labs. 2023. OpenCelliD - Largest Open Database of Cell Towers & Geolocation. Available from https://www.opencellid.org.

Processing

We mapped the current footprint of communication towers as a binary surface by identifying all 3-km cells where cell towers were present in 2023.

Most Relevant IUCN - CMP Unified Direct Threat Classification

4.2 Utility and service lines

Map Name: Map

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Description:

Communication Towers

Data Source(s)

Unwired Labs. 2023. OpenCelliD - Largest Open Database of Cell Towers & Geolocation. Available from https://www.opencellid.org.

Processing

We mapped the current footprint of communication towers as a binary surface by identifying all 3-km cells where cell towers were present in 2023.

Most Relevant IUCN - CMP Unified Direct Threat Classification

4.2 Utility and service lines

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Document Info:

Title: 0422_CommunicationTowers_2023_05
Author: eknight_audubon
Comments:
Subject: This map shows areas containing cellular towers.
Category:
Keywords: mbi, threats