Show HN: Sightline – Shodan-style search for real-world infra using OSM Data https://ift.tt/JgXHU6s

Show HN: Sightline – Shodan-style search for real-world infra using OSM Data Hi HN, I built *Sightline*, a Shodan-style search engine for *physical-world infrastructure*. Shodan makes it easy to explore exposed internet services. Sightline applies the same idea to the real world, using OpenStreetMap as the data source. You can search things like: * “telecom towers in karnataka” * “power plants near mumbai” * “data centers in paris france” or use structured queries: * `type:telecom operator:airtel region:karnataka` * `type:data_center operator:google` Sightline: * uses Overpass API for querying OSM features * uses Nominatim for resolving countries, regions, and cities * avoids hardcoded geography * uses deterministic, rule-based parsing (no AI inference) Repo: https://ift.tt/ZefpuKr Try it out: https://sightline-maps.vercel.app https://ift.tt/ZefpuKr January 25, 2026 at 12:01AM