Show HN: Sightline – Shodan-style search for real-world infra using OSM Data
ni5arga Sunday, January 25, 2026Hi 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://github.com/ni5arga/sightline Try it out: https://sightline-maps.vercel.app