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title: Map Citation | Cite TeleGeography's Telecom Maps
description: Here's how you can properly cite a TeleGeography map in your publication.
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###### Map citation

# Cite your source **with our maps**

Want to include a TeleGeography map in your publication? Here’s how.

### How to cite our maps

Any reference to a TeleGeography map, URL, or any related screen capture is made available under the [Creative Commons License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This means that you may use our maps in your work, but TeleGeography must be properly credited.

![2016 Cable Map Pile Block](https://www2.telegeography.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/2016%20Cable%20Map%20Pile%20Block.png?width=698&height=476&name=2016%20Cable%20Map%20Pile%20Block.png)

## FAQs

Does this Creative Commons license apply to all maps? ![pluse](https://www2.telegeography.com/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/ci_arrow-up.svg)

How do I get a high-res copy of the interactive cable map? ![pluse](https://www2.telegeography.com/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/ci_arrow-up.svg)

I’m a student looking for the underlying data. Is the data available? ![pluse](https://www2.telegeography.com/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/ci_arrow-up.svg)

I’m a journalist who’d like to use your map in an upcoming story. Who should I get in touch with? ![pluse](https://www2.telegeography.com/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/ci_arrow-up.svg)

Can I embed your map on my site? ![pluse](https://www2.telegeography.com/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/ci_arrow-up.svg)

### Does this Creative Commons license apply to all maps?

This applies to all publicly available TeleGeography maps.

### How do I get a high-res copy of the interactive cable map?

Please note that for our interactive cable map, no high-resolution version of this tool exists, as it renders entirely in the browser. Some people have found that a screenshot meets their needs. You can also download a full version of the 2025 print map at the bottom of [this page.](https://submarine-cable-map-2025.telegeography.com/)

### I’m a student looking for the underlying data. Is the data available?

We’re happy to have students cite our publicly available resources and leverage screenshots of our maps in their work, so long as TeleGeography is credited. Access to the underlying databases remains restricted to paying subscribers.

If your university is interested in obtaining access to TeleGeography data, our sales team ([sales@telegeography.com](mailto:sales@telegeography.com)) is happy to help.

### I’m a journalist who’d like to use your map in an upcoming story. Who should I get in touch with?

We often collaborate with journalists working on important stories about the industry. If you have any extra information about what you're working on and how our map would be used, we're glad to consider. Please share with us at press@telegeography.com.

### Can I embed your map on my site?

TeleGeography’s interactive cable map is not an embeddable resource. If you’d like to access the underlying data for a project, you may [license our map data.](https://www2.telegeography.com/license-geocoded-map-data?hsLang=en)

## Get more maps

![system-uicons\_hierarchy](https://www2.telegeography.com/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/system-uicons_hierarchy.svg)

### License map data

<https://www2.telegeography.com/license-geocoded-map-data?hsLang=en>

![Purchase a Map](https://www2.telegeography.com/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/Purchase%E2%80%A8-a-Map.svg.svg)

### Buy a map

<https://shop.telegeography.com/collections/telecom-maps/>

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## Short title here

Images of TeleGeography maps are often cited in media reports, trade publications, graduate theses, and more.

Fill out the form to tell us about your project. Our team

If you’re looking for the raw geocoded data behind a map, [click here.](https://www2.telegeography.com/license-geocoded-map-data?hsLang=en)

###### Maps

## View interactive maps

![Submarine Cable Map](https://www2.telegeography.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/Submarine%E2%80%A8Cable%20Map.png.png?width=2000&name=Submarine%E2%80%A8Cable%20Map.png.png)

### Submarine Cable Map

The Submarine Cable Map is a free and regularly updated resource from TeleGeography.

<https://www.submarinecablemap.com/> 

<https://www.submarinecablemap.com/>

![Cloud -Infrastructure-Map](https://www2.telegeography.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/Cloud%E2%80%A8-Infrastructure-Map.png.png?width=960&height=608&name=Cloud%E2%80%A8-Infrastructure-Map.png.png)

### Cloud Infrastructure Map

Track cloud data centers and on-ramps both built and planned with TeleGeography.

<https://www.cloudinfrastructuremap.com/> 

<https://www.cloudinfrastructuremap.com/>

![Internet -Exchange-Map](https://www2.telegeography.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/Internet%E2%80%A8-Exchange-Map.png.png?width=1446&height=1682&name=Internet%E2%80%A8-Exchange-Map.png.png)

### Internet Exchange Map

The Internet Exchange Map is a free resource from TeleGeography. This intel is compiled and updated regularly by our team of experts.

<https://www.internetexchangemap.com/> 

<https://www.internetexchangemap.com/>

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