Luke Hogg’s Project Backbone is presented as a live, interactive map of the…

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Luke Hogg’s Project Backbone is presented as a live, interactive map of the internet’s physical backbone, focusing on the real-world systems that move data when people load a webpage. The post frames the project as a way to surface usually invisible infrastructure, especially submarine cables, satellites, and city fiber routes.

title: @NiyerEnergy: Elite dashboard

Luke Hogg (@LEHogg)

Every time you load a page, your data travels through physica...
author: @NiyerEnergy
contenttype: tweet
publication: Twitter/X
published: 2026-03-27T14:51:02+00:00
sourceurl: https://x.com/NiyerEnergy/status/2037542918265671952

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Elite dashboard

Luke Hogg (@LEHogg)

Every time you load a page, your data travels through physical infrastructure - cables under oceans, satellites overhead, fiber under cities.

Most people never think about. That's why I decided to map it.

This is Project Backbone. It's free, interactive, and live.

— https://nitter.net/LEHogg/status/2037526524895666596#m