Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard

An interactive map built by Isabelle Reksopuro tracks data center construction and AI policy, prompted in part by Oregon residents’ confusion over claims that Google was taking public land for its facilities near The Dalles. The map helps separate local controversy from the legal and technical details, including a 150-acre Mount Hood National Forest land claim tied to municipal water access and a city of 16,010 people.

An interactive map tracking data center construction and AI policy, built by Isabelle Reksopuro. When Oregon resident Isabelle Reksopuro heard Google was gobbling up public land to fuel its data centers in her home state, she didn't initially know what to believe. "There's a lot of misinformation about data centers," she said. "Google has denied taking that land." Technically, she explains, The Dalles, a city near the Washington state border, sought to reclaim that land, "and Google is just a big, unnamed power user." The city had in fact asked for ownership of a 150-acre portion of Mount Hood National Forest, claiming it needs access to Mount Hood's watershed to meet municipal needs as its population - 16,010 as of the 2020 census - … Read the full story at The Verge.